Fil-Nation Select USA made history on Sunday, as they claimed the inaugural Girls Have Next powered by Fil-Nation Select at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The US-based squad held off NU Nazareth for the crown, 63-54, with Harvard-commit Nina Emnace scoring a team-high seventeen points.
The Lady Bullpups did manage to make things interesting, with Cielo Pagdulagan's back-to-back buckets allowing them to retake the lead at 43-41 after trailing by eight at the half.
However, the lead was short-lived as an Emnace triple allowed Fil-Nation Select to retake the lead.
NUNS had a final chance to contest this one after Rachelle Mendoza cut the deficit to 58-52 with 4:32 left, but Fil-Nation Select had an answer, capped off by an Isabella de Jesus triple with 2:32 left to make it a nine-point lead.
Head coach Roger Mantua shared afterwards, "I believe that was a well-earned win. The girls were just playing hard (and) stayed disciplined. There were a few lapses, but I think the girls were able to overcome that. They overcame the obstacles and we can see the results. They played together as a team."
The NBTC National Finals is sponsored by Smart, SM, Strong Realty and Development Corp., Under Armour, and Molten. It is also supported by Tecno, Regent, Rebisco, Jollibee, San Miguel Corp., Maynilad, Rebel Sports Pilipinas, MNL Kingpin, Gatorade, Swish App by NBN23, Victory Liner, Jasper Jean, Darlington, Exped, Mr. Freeze, Coach E Basketball School, Lighthouse Events, and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas.
Currently ongoing is the NBTC All-Star Game and its corresponding side events, with the finals of Division 2 and 1 also set to take place, with basketball fans able to watch via Facebook through the NBTC, SMART Sports, and Puso Pilipinas pages.
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