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TerraFirma Dyip’s Mark Nonoy (right) against the TNT Tropang GIGA’s Jayson Castro in their PBA Season 49 Commissioners Cup faceoff. Photo from PBA Images.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1737543478575IMG_6097.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="TerraFirma Dyip’s Mark Nonoy (right) against the TNT Tropang GIGA’s Jayson Castro in their PBA Season 49 Commissioners Cup faceoff. Photo from PBA Images."/>TerraFirma Dyip’s Mark Nonoy (right) against the TNT Tropang GIGA’s Jayson Castro in their PBA Season 49 Commissioners Cup faceoff. Photo from PBA Images.</div>MANILA (UPDATED)— The TerraFirma Dyip will not bow out of the PBA Season 49 Commissioner&#x27;s Cup without a victory.The also-ran Raymond Tiongco-coached squad pulled off a stunning upset after they dominated the erstwhile red-hot TNT Tropang GIGA, 117-108, during their Wednesday afternoon faceoff at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, Rizal.This was the first and only win of TerraFirma in 12 appearances, and they will complete the conference with their heads held high as they took care of business against a now 7-3 TNT squad that entered the bout with a seven-game win streak.Mark Nonoy erupted with his career-best 33 points (5/6 3pts) with four rebounds, four assists, and a steal, but he deflected the credit to his teammates who were motivated to end their campaign with some sense of pride. &quot;Ups-and-downs yung team namin, sa practices namin may mga nawawalan na ng gana, pero we stuck together,&quot; he said during the postgame presser. &quot;May mga leaders din sa amin na [nagsabing] last push na &#x27;to, so nag respond lang kami as a team.Aside from Nonoy, Brandon Edwards was also solid with 19 markers, 12 boards, six dimes, and a steal, while Louie Sangalang posted 16 points on top of four rebounds and two assists.Also contributing to this victory were Sangalang&#x27;s fellow collegiate standouts Kenmark Carino, Aljun Melecio, and Kevin Ferrer, as the trio finished with 10, 10, and nine, respectively. After trailing by three, 28-25, following the conclusion of the first 12 minutes of gameplay, the Dyip shifted to high gears in the second all thanks to a late-quarter spurt from Stanley Pringle, Melecio, and Edwards, and this gave them a 61-50 advantage at halftime.TerraFirma then continued their onslaught in the third and increased their cushion to 25 points, 95-69, which came following a rare three-pointer by Sangalang as well as a fastbreak by Nonoy, while the latter ended the same frame just a few seconds later with a buzzer-beating trey for a 99-70 lead.Unfortunately for the Tropang GIGA, Nonoy and the Dyip were just simply firing on all cylinders as TerraFirma distanced themselves by as much as 31, 103-72.This was eventually all Tiongco&#x27;s troops needed to clinch their breakthrough win in the Com&#x27;s Cup despite TNT&#x27;s efforts to cut their deficit to as low as seven in the dying seconds of the contest, and in turn, it also spoiled Rondae Hollis-Jefferson&#x27;s 41-point, 10-rebound performance.<div>The Scores:</div>TerraFirma 117 – Nonoy 33, Edwards 19, Sangalang 16, Carino 10, Melecio 10, Ferrer 9, Pringle 8, Manuel 6, Hernandez 4, Catapusan 2, Hanapi 0,TNT 108 – Hollis-Jefferson 41, Oftana 17, Nambatac 12, Castro 11, Pogoy 9, Galinato 5, Erram 5, Razon 4, Khobuntin 2, Aurin 2, Payawal 0, Williams 0, Varilla 0,Quarterscores:  25-28, 61-50, 99-70, 117-108.

The TerraFirma Dyip will not bow out of the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup without a victory.

The TerraFirma Dyip will not bow out of the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup without a victory.

Winless no more: TerraFirma upsets TNT in dominant fashion

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Winless no more: TerraFirma upsets TNT in dominant fashion

Rom Anzures,

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Published Jan 22, 2025 07:10 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 22, 2025 07:28 PM PHT

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