#Masters2019: PNP Naredo cleans up 55-and-above title after routing E-Hotel once again

QUEZON CITY -- PNP Naredo swept aside the 55-and-above division of the 2019 Masters Invitational Basketball Tournament, taking home the title after easing out E-Hotel Team Pilipinas with a 97-75 rout Friday evening at the PNP Gym.

A wire-to-wire domination saw PNP-Naredo won all four games to clinch the championship, leading the entire way to punctuate a dominating performance.

San Miguel head coach Leo Austria paced PNP-Naredo with a double-double of 13 points and 10 assist to backstop their co-leading scorers in Danny Retreta and MVP Sonny Phillipps, who fired in 16 points apiece.

Henry Ogaco had 21 for E-Hotel who wound up as deserved runners up.

The scores:

PNP Naredo 97 -- Retreta 16, Phillips 16, Austria 13, Capacio 12, Naredo 10, Bautista 9. Teng 7, Feliciano 6, Tabunda 6, Aquino 2, Cascolan 0, Perez 0

E-Hotel Team Pilipinas 75 -- Ogaco 21, Dizon 17, Viray 12, Reyes 7, Portosa 6, Estebanlar 4, Tan 4, Franco 2, Santaromana 2, Pingoy 0, Bernardo 0, Valle 0

Quarter scores: 16-10, 49-30, 74-49, 97-75

(photo by Masters Invitational Basketball Tournament)