Zablan, a former guard for AMA Computer University, broke a 60-all tie by splitting his charities before the Ironmen forced the Wheelers' Jeric Teng to miss a potential winning shot on the next possession to end their futility.
It was a sweet triumph for Cobra, which started the tournament with a 0-7 record and appeared headed for another sorry defeat when DUB led 51-40 in the early moments of the payoff period.
"God is good," said a jubilant coach Jerry Codinera. "Ang sarap ng feeling. We’re just fortunate that DUB ran into a maze of turnovers in the stretch and we capitalized on that."
In the other game, NLEX secured its fourth straight win with a 76-59 rout of Freego. The back-to-back seeking Road Warriors gained solo second with a 5-1 record while the Jeans Makers fell to third at 6-2.
Codinera, a PBA legend, actually endured the same fate when his University of the East squad started the recent UAAP season with a 0-6 start before securing a breakthrough victory over a Bobby Ray Parks Jr.-led National University.
Center Jam Cortes of Letran posted a double-double for Cobra with 15 points and 11 rebounds while JM Noble of UE added 12 markers. Zablan had eight points, including the game-winning free throw.
Mar Villahermosa of San Beda had 17 points for DUB in a losing effort. The Wheelers fell to 1-7.
source By JONAS TERRADO mb.com.ph
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