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Garcia-Romeo duel highlights Star's win against GlobalPort

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/sports/7/24/072416-pba.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">RR Garcia and Terrence Romeo. Photos courtesy of PBA Media Bureau</div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – A back-and-forth duel between former teammates RR Garcia and Terrence Romeo was the highlight of an entertaining battle waged by Star and GlobalPort in the 2016 PBA Governors Cup Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.Romeo and Garcia traded buckets in the see-saw battle, with the GlobalPort guard coming up with more points, 27, to Garcia&#x27;s 26. He also added six points and six rebounds in nearly 45 minutes of playing time.However, Romeo made only nine of his 23 attempts, while Garcia shot a highly efficient 11-of-13 from the field. Moreover, it was Garcia and the Hotshots who won the war, claiming a 105-102 overtime victory with Garcia stepping up in crunch time.&quot;Siyempre, masaya ako ngayon sa unang panalo namin. Siguro, na-challenge lang ako kasi si Terrence Romeo, talagang scorer &#x27;yan,&quot; Garcia said after the game. &quot;Kahit ma-stop mo siya, titira pa rin ng titira &#x27;yan. Hindi titigil &#x27;yun.&quot;(READ: <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2016/07/24/garcia-star-edge-romeo-globalport-ot-first-win-13616" target="_blank">Garcia, Star edge out Romeo, Globalport in OT for first win</a>) Garcia not only matched Romeo offensively, but was crucial in helping harass the explosive guard into a poor shooting night. Indeed, it was Garcia who was Romeo&#x27;s primary defender when he fumbled the ball in the final possession of regulation, allowing Star to force overtime.&quot;Kahit noong sa Phoenix pa lang ako, ako na &#x27;yung bumabantay sa kanya, kasi alam ko rin naman &#x27;yung laro n&#x27;ya, alam niya rin &#x27;yung laro ko,&quot; said Garcia, whose game was slightly marred by six turnovers.&quot;Sa labas ng court, siyempre magkaibigan kami. Nagkausap nga kami kanina,&quot; he added. &quot;Pero &#x27;pag dating sa court, siguro talagang siyempre, laro muna. Iba muna &#x27;yung magkaibigan kami.&quot;Romeo, for his part, was not at all surprised to see Garcia come up big for Star. A former UAAP MVP himself, it was Garcia who hit the lay-up to tie the game at 92 with 3.7 seconds to go in regulation, and it was also Garcia who hit the go-ahead free throws with less than eight seconds left in overtime.&quot;Alam ko naman na capable si RR gawin lahat ng ginawa niya kanina,&quot; Romeo said. &quot;Lagi naman, &#x27;pag magkalaban kami, laging shootout eh.&quot;&quot;Para sa akin, as long as maganda &#x27;yung pinapakita namin, at saka ginagawa namin &#x27;yung best namin, on the court, walang problema &#x27;yun,&quot; he added. &quot;Off the court, magkaibigan kami.&quot;The huge weekend crowd at the Araneta Coliseum got their money&#x27;s worth with Garcia and Romeo&#x27;s duel, and Star coach Jason Webb – who had a front row seat to the show – enjoyed it too.&quot;It was really fun, seeing him and Terrence go at it,&quot; Webb said. &quot;Mas masaya lang &#x27;pag nagmi-mintis si Terrence, at nakaka-shoot si RR.&quot;More than the &quot;duel,&quot; Webb was also thrilled to see Garcia come up big for the Hotshots after trading for him prior to the conference and giving up Jonathan Uyloan, Mark Cruz, and Norbert Torres in the process.&quot;He looked good (tonight),&quot; Webb said of Garcia. &quot;We gave up a lot to get him. We gave up players, and he played like the three players that we traded away, combined, today.&quot;For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>

A back-and-forth duel between former teammates RR Garcia and Terrence Romeo was the highlight of an entertaining battle waged by Star and GlobalPort in the 2016 PBA Governors Cup Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.

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Garcia-Romeo duel highlights Star's win against GlobalPort

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 24, 2016 10:11 PM PHT

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Updated July 25, 2016 09:03 AM PHT

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