Unbeaten powerhouse Condura goes up for the title when the team faces Syntax in the championship round of the Sharp-Basketball Unified Sports Group invitational at the WNU Gym.

In the battle for third place, Homesite Basketball Organization will have a showdown against Panasonic.

Condura dealt Panasonic a 92-85 beating while Syntax nipped Homesite Basketball Organization, 84-82,  in the crossover semifinals.

The Ref Makers duplicated its 114-107 first round triumph over Panasonic, while Syntax repeated its 75-72 victory over HBO  in opening day.

Bert Celis was 12 for 12 from the free throw line and topscored with 24 points, while Felipe Tumamot added 20 and Bernie Chan has 17 on medium jump shots aside from hauling rebounds at both ends for the Ref Makers.

The luckless Panasonic got 25 points from Hermi Derwill, 15 from Tanker Habaradas, and 12 points from Rey de Guzman.

 Koko Fuentebella, Macky Macayan and Biboy Java combined for 22 points to keep the game close.  Condura, however, took the last three quarters after trailing 19-20 in the first quarter.

Syntax squandered its 51-41 advantage at halftime and barely survived the biggest scare from HBO as the latter grabbed the lead at 63-62 on Amit Teruel's triple.

It was a see-saw battle until the end with Rex Bayer splitting his penalties for the final count. 

HBO's James delos Reyes nearly extended the game but missed a layup after getting a fastbreak pitch with 1.09 seconds left.

Arnel Tornilla tallied with 18 points, Dagol Flores scattered 17 and Raymundo Sapa sank 14 markers, 12 from the three-point area.

Teruel waxed hot with 23 points, including five treys, while Reynaldo Celodino scattered 22, Delos Reyes hit 17 points, and Francis Occida 11 points for HBO.

The winner in the tournament gets a championship trophy and cash prize of P4,000, the runnerup a trophy and P2,000.*

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