Dhon Reverente was unstoppable in the battle for third as TerraFirma held off the Purefoods TJ Titans, 21-16, to cop the bronze in the third leg of the competition.
TerraFirma will go home with P30,000, which the team plans to donate to the family of their team captain, Roider Cabrera. Cabrera collapsed after the Dyip's game against Barangay Ginebra in the second leg and is currently hospitalized. The third place finish was a fitting consolation for TerraFirma, which swept its games in Pool A and entered as the prohibitive favorite in the quarterfinals. They advanced to the semis after routing Barangay Ginebra, 21-14.Reverente made sure that TerraFirma will not go home empty-handed, however, as he outdueled Purefoods' Joseph Eriobu in the third place game to lead the way for the Dyip.
His putback put the Dyip ahead for good, 17-16, and also converted the bonus free throw off an Eriobu foul. Reverente added a reverse layup for a 19-16 count, before Matt Salem finished off the TJ Titans with a two-pointer.Purefoods finished third in the first leg before missing the quarterfinals in the second leg. They bounced back in the third leg, sweeping their group games before beating Leg 2 champions Meralco in the quarterfinals.
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