Rain or Shine rules 12 & Under tournament

Awarding ceremony

Rain or Shine saw a 15-point second quarter lead razed down but hung on to beat Globalport, 67-65 and capture the 2016 Under Armour-Batang PBA championship at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

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The final game between the tournament’s most dominant teams went down the wire after the Batang Pier rallied from a 44-29 deficit just before halftime to turn the potential rout into a cliffhanger.

The Star Hotshots, meantime, salvaged some pride by edging the Phoenix Fuel Masters, 49-48, for third place, fighting back from double digit deficits in the third quarter and from 40-33 going to the last 10 minutes.

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Phoenix led, 32-20, after two quarters but couldn’t protect the advantage in the face Star’s torrid assault in the fourth quarter.

Scores:

STAR (49) – Sison 13, Paguiligan 12, Pangillinan 10, Ganotisi 6, Jimenea 4, Vargas 2, Velasco 2, Galotera 0, Sonzua 0, Chua 0, Santos 0, Mendoza 0, Soriano 0, Alarcon 0, Amora 0.

PHOENIX (48) – Nobleza 11, Olivar 8, Ramirez 7, Aseron 5, Reguera 5, Patawaran 4, Tablizo 3, Ramilo 2, Santos 2, Reyes 1, Sison 0, Tonido 0, Magtibay 0, Retis 0, Rodriguez 0.

Quarters: 10-16; 20-32; 33-40; 49-48

Second Game:

RAIN OR SHINE (67) – Durante 17, Vergara 14, Chua 12, Garcia 7, Nadurata 5, Cosme 3, Francia 3, Isidro 2, Masiglat 2, Fabe 2, Evangelista 0, Thai 0, Liwanag 0, Lopez 0, Vendero 0.

GLOBALPORT (65) – Espina 13, Lu 11, Tupaz 9, Santos 9, Dagdagan 6, J. LLegaspi 5, Alas 5, Dacanay 3, Fullo 2, Alforte 2, G. Legaspi 0, Javier 0, Tan 0, Arejola 0, Favis 0, Sta. Maria 0.

Quarters: 20-21; 44-31; 49-46; 67-65