1Munti kept its composure down the stretch to outlast CV Siniloan, 97-93, in a highly-physical and emotional encounter that saw several players getting involved in in-game fracas just recently at the Alonte Sports Arena here.
Mohammad Sarip of 1Munti, and CV Siniloan’s Mac Montilla and Lordy Casajeros figured in altercation right at the bench of the Dragons.
1Munti was comfortably ahead, 77-61 at the closing seconds of the third period, but a loose ball scramble that saw Mohammad Sarip crashing to the bench of CV Siniloan erupted a commotion.
Sarip threw a punch at Lordy Casajeros, then Montilla retaliated and hit the 1Munti forward as cooler heads intervened.
All three were thrown out of the game.
But 1Munti kept its head in the game in the second half of the tightly-fought encounter as Vincent Alves posted a double-double performance while Ryusei Koga picked up his offense when needed.
Alves finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Koga led the way with 23 markers for 1Munti, which improved its win-loss record to 10-7, while putting CV Siniloan on the brink of elimination as it dropped to 3-15.
