PH sweeps 3×3 tourney

Pasaol tallied a game-high 10 points while Munzon finished with seven. Santi Santillan chipped in three points while Troy Rike had one. #Jakarta3x3

Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 outlasted host Indonesia, 21-17, to complete a five-game sweep of the Jakarta 3×3 International Invitational Challenge 2019 Saturday evening.

Joshua Munzon, the top 3×3 player of the country, powered his way to the paint for the go-ahead bucket with 3:17 left to break a 17-all deadlock and then forced an Indonesian player to commit a turnover in the next play.

Munzon missed on a tough layup in the next possession but Alvin Pasaol was able to score on a putback. With Indonesia already having seven fouls, the former UE Red Warrior was awarded two free throws. Pasaol knocked down both free throws with 2:58 left, the latter serving as championship point.

Pasaol tallied a game-high 10 points while Munzon finished with seven. Santi Santillan chipped in three points while Troy Rike had one.

The Filipinos played five games in a span of four hours. They began the day with a quick 21-10 (6:08) win over world no. 40 Chinese-Taipei. Next they defeated Southeast Asian Games-bound squads Malaysia (21-17 – 7:04), Indonesia (21-13 – 9:13), and Vietnam (19-14) to sweep the elimination round.

“Unang-una, inaalay natin ito sa ating mga kababayan. It’s for them,” said Chooks-to-Go 3×3 program Director Eric Altamirano.