Sea Lions wi Game 3 thriller for UCAL crown

MANILA, Philippines —  Allen Vergara buried a huge trey in the crunch as Olivarez College pulled off a thrilling 79-74 win over Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas to rule the UCAL-PGFLEX Season 7 yesterday at the Paco Arena in Manila.

In a game marked by several lead changes and scoring binges, Vergara stood tallest with a cold-blooded step-back triple to give Olivarez a 78-74 lead with 16.1 seconds left.

“Seven seasons apat na taon kong niligawan busted ako, so ngayon sa wakas kinasal din kami nito,” said Olivarez head coach Myk Saguiguit after finally bringing his team to the very top.

Patrick Panelo,  the hero of Game 2 that dragged the Finals series to a sudden death, was adjudged as the Finals MVP after delivering a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds to go with four steals.

Vergara finished with 14 points laced with five rebounds and six assists as Hakim Njiasse (21 points and 19 rebounds) and Rodel Renon (10-10) also chipped in double-double numbers.