YVAN Ludovice saved Sarangani from certain death and the Marlins used the opportunity to subdue the GenSan Warriors 79-77 in overtime Tuesday night in the OKBet-MPBL 4th Season presented by Extreme at the packed Bacoor City Strike Gym.
Steady under pressure, Ludovice made two charities then buried a fallaway buzzer-beater in the last eight seconds as the Marlins extended the game and went on to stretch their unbeaten run to five and keep the top spot in the 22-team tournament.
The other games saw Laguna Krah Asia dump Makati City 80-49 and Mindoro snap a 5-game skid with a 70-65 victory over host Bacoor.
Paul Sanga and Andoy Estrella took over in extra time with three free throws and a 3-point play, respectively, which proved enough for the Warriors to complete their amazing turnaround.
Down by 10 points, 62-72, with just 1:53 left, the Marlins didn’t lose composure and charge right back on a drive by Estrella, a triple by Sanga and a layup by Enrique Caunan, 69-72, only 21 ticks left.
Niko Elorde split 2 free throws to give GenSan a 73-69, lead with time down to 8 seconds which should have been enough to ensure victory.
Unfortunately, Cristopher Masaglang committed an unsportsmanlike foul on Ludovice that altered the course of the game and pulled down the Warriors to 1-4 instead of 2-3.
