Calvin Oftana leads TNT past San Miguel for first win in PBA Philippine Cup

Calvin Oftana registered 23 points and 21 rebounds to lead TNT past San Miguel, 89-84, for its first win in the PBA Philippine Cup on Sunday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.

With around 3:23 left in the fourth period, TNT had a slim 81-78 lead before Oftana's free throws off a June Mar Fajardo foul gave the Tropang 5G a five-point lead. CJ Perez' layup at the 1:31 mark cut again the deficit but Simon Enciso drilled a trey with 49 ticks left. Marcio Lassiter's basket gave a glimmer of hope to the Beermen, but RR Pogoy drilled the dagger triple which virtually sealed the victory.

Aside from Oftana, Nambatac had 15 points with five assists, along with a rebound and a steal, while Pogoy and Enciso had 14 and 13 points, respectively as TNT improved to 1-3.

Perez had 26 points, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals, while Fajardo had 21 points, 14 boards, and two assists.

Scores:

TNT 89 – Oftana 23, Nambatac 15, Pogoy 14, Enciso 13, Williams 12, Khobuntin 8, Erram 4, Heruela 0, Razon 0, Aurin 0.

San Miguel 84 – Perez 26, Fajardo 21, Tiongson 15, Lassiter 14, Cruz 6, Brondial 2, Ross 0, Tautuaa 0, Cahilig 0, Trollano 0, Teng 0, Rosales 0.

Quarters: 26-26, 44-39, 71-62, 89-84.

—JKC, GMA Integrated News