670 Gravity players pose with the masters division championship trophy of the Win Pacific Invitational Basketball League 2024 at the TSL Sports Complex on Sunday.
670 Gravity won the masters division championship of the Win Pacific Corporation Invitational Basketball League 2024 after rallying past the undefeated HBR, 88-84, in overtime at the TSL Sports Complex on Sunday night.
HBR performed as expected, entering with guns blazing. Jaime Quiambao ignited the team’s run with a three-pointer, which was followed with buckets by Jun Hernandez, Gab Camacho and Ram Agusto as HBR seized the lead.
On the other end, 670 Gravity also started with a triple courtesy of Alkenn Ege followed by more threes delivered by Jun Estolas, Mark Matuguina and Jerome Directo to keep their team in contention.
But they needed more than long-range shots to overcome HBR as Hernandez and Camacho remained consistent to keep their team afloat, 45-34.
The second half, however, was “Estolas” time as he took over the highlight reel to lead 670 Gravity’s late-game rally.
Estolas was simply unstoppable as he shot the lights out — from beyond the arc to inside the paint — scoring 25 points to tie the game, 73-73 and force a five-minute overtime.
In overtime, HBR seemed to have the win in the palm of their hands after feeding Arfin Chua inside the paint for back-to-back buckets. But 670 Gravity’s Ege answered on the other end with seven straight points to grasp the upper hand.
Despite Camacho’s efforts to keep HBR alive, Directo connected a daggering three-point shot that forced HBR to foul in order to stop the clock, but they acted a bit too late, allowing 670 Gravity to run away with the upset victory, 88-84.
Scores:
670 Gravity 88 – Jun Estolas 34, Jerome Directo 22, Alkenn Ege 18, Mark Matuguina 7, Dick Tibayan 1, Benedict Villocero 4, Erwin Santiago 2
HBR 84 – Gab Camacho 21, Jaime Quiambao 17, Jun Hernandez 13, Arfin Chua 11, Ram Agusto 9, Jomer Lazatin 7, Albert Agustin 5, Jayson Lazatin 1
670 Gravity also vied for the open division title. Stay tuned for the next edition of Variety for that story.
