KaTropa down Gin Kings, take Game 1

Jayson Castro struggled all night long but came up with a huge three-pointer in dying seconds to lift TNT KaTropa to a 100-94 victory over Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in Game 1 of their best-of-five semifinal series of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

Castro’s triple, his only lone field goal after missing his first nine attempts, pegged the final score as KaTropa weathered the rally of the Gin Kings to take a 1-0 series lead.