Pag-IBIG Fund prevailed over the Office of the Provincial Agriculturists, 81-68, in Game Three of their best-of-three series to complete its come-from-behind win in the Governor's Cup Basketball Tournament at the at the Negros Occ. Multi-purpose Activity Center.

Karl Bryan Alunan led the Funders' surge by exploding with 10 points in the second canto after a scoreless opening quarter while Johann Ledesma backed him up with 16 points in the final tally.

OPA started strong in the first quarter, outscoring Pag-IBIG, 19-13, but their gunners suddenly went cold in the second quarter as the Funder outscored them, 10-21, to register a five-point lead at halftime.

Trying to get back its momentum in the third quarter, OPA engaged Pag-IBIG in a shootout but the latter held on for a 17-19 quarter tally to keep the margin on its side.

Sensing victory in payoff time, Alunan, Ledesma, Eduardo Quizan Jr. and Primitivo Hisona Jr. combined for 30 points to completely demolished OPA's resistance to win the championship game.

Meanwhile, Land Bank of the Philippines turned back the hard fighting Silay team to win the battle for third place. 86-74.*NAB

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