Allan Apura scored the go-ahead triple in the final 13.4 seconds and then added a free throw with sixth-tenths of a second to lift MVP Sports Foundation to a come-from-behind 60-58 overtime win over the Ginebra Boys at the start of PBAPC Raffy Japa Cup presented by Burlington Sunday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
SMC Sports Director Alfrancis Chua and Lee Japa, sister of the late PBA PC founding president Raffy Japa, do the ceremonial toss in the opener of the 2024 PBA PC Japa Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
NLEX support staff member JR Delicano added 10 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and two shot blocks for MVP Sports, which trailed Ginebra by as many as 15 points in the first half. PBAPC President Vladie Eduarte of the Abante Group of Publications, declared the games open, heralding the return of the tournament involving the PBA community after more than a decade of absence.MVPSF – Apura 31, Delicano 10, Bartolome 9, Fernandez 4, Macatangay 2, Santiago 2, Valera 2, Santos 0, Arguelles 0, Lim 0, Lopez 0.
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