STA. ROSA, Laguna—It's going to be Zaisan vs. Cebu City Chooks in the championship game of the Chooks-To-Go FIBA 3x3 Asia-Pacific Super Quest following the results of the semifinal matches on Saturday night at the Ayala Mall Solenad.
Zaisan booked the first seat in the final after tripping Mongolian rival Sansar, 18-15.
Enkhbaatar Onolbaatar and Anand Ariunbold each scored six points to lead Zaisan, which spoiled a 10-point blast from Gan-Erdene Gantsolmon.
Cebu City Chooks joined the fray after edging Manila Chooks, 17-14, in the other semifinal pitting Filipino teams.
Mike Harry Nzeusseu led Cebu with seven points while holding Henry Iloka, who was lording over the competition underneath earlier in the day, to only one point.
The winner of the Zaisan-Cebu game will receive US$10,000 (around PHP500,000) plus a place in the FIBA 3x3 Manila Masters.
The Scores:
Semis 1
Zaisan 18 - Onolbaatar 6, Ariunbold 6, Batzorig 4, Avarzed 2.
Sansar 15 - Gantsolmon 10, Chuluunbaatar 3, Nyamdorj 1, Batsaikhan 1
Semis 2
Cebu 17 - Nzeusseu 7, Huang 6, Ramirez 5, Tallo 3.
Manila 14 - Lanete 6, Yee 4, Santos 3, Iloka 1.
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