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MANILA—Mark Chan buried a fearless, cold-blooded three-point buzzer-beater to drag the Ombudsman Graftbusters past OP Bagong Pilipinas, 71-68, in a heart-stopping Game 1 of the UNTV Cup Season 12 best-of-three semifinals on August 26 at the Paco Arena.
The dramatic victory pushed the Graftbusters within a single win of the tournament finals, seizing early momentum in the high-stakes series.
In a tense fourth-quarter showdown where every possession mattered, Chan stepped up as the hero when his team needed him most.
Taking the game into his own hands as the clock ticked down, he let fly from beyond the arc to break a tight deadlock and shatter the hearts of the OP squad.
The ice-cold dagger earned Chan the...