With Moreno Martin and Bernard Montano firing three-pointers, Moonlight was leading by three-points towards the end of the first quarter.
Martin kept the scoring surge in the second quarter hitting six markers including four penalty shots, and Mike Umali blasted from behind the arc to maintain the lead in the second quarter.
The Torch Bearers put up a strong defense in the beginning of the second half, as Ritual and Jun Abedes begun their shooting spree to close in.
Ritual’s free throw shot followed by a two-pointer capped Torch Bearer’s rally to take the lead and they did not trail in the fourth quarter to secure the win.
Dennis Viñas who scored 10 points in the second quarter finished with 17 points and Abedes tallied 11 points.
Scores:
Torch Bearers 79 – R. Ritual 24, D. Viñas 17, J. Abedes 11, K. Arresa 10, N. Samson 10, A. Angelhardt 8, J. Xia Jie 2.
Moonlight 74 – M. Umali 20, C. Camacho 15, M. Martin 15, B. Montano 12, J. Mutombo 4, J. Dela Paz 2.
Quarterscores: 16-19, 35-38, 60-54, 88-74
