Rey Remogat dropped two booming treys while Miguel Yniguez was steady from the free throw area in the last six minutes and the University of the Philippines Maroons pulled off an 80-76 come-from-behind win over the upset-conscious Manila Central University Supremos in the PGFlex Invitational Basketball Tournament on Monday, Nov.
18, at the Paco Arena in Manila.
But the courageous Supremos refused to roll over and die easily as MJ Joson answered quickly with a triple of his own after just four seconds gone that set off a wild finish. The 6-foot-8 Nnoruka still led the Maroons with 31 points on top of 7 boards and 3 assists while Remogat and Yniguez added 18 and 13 points, respectively.
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