A cruise, finally, as Mighty triumphs

Juan Gomez de Liaño and Thirdy Ravena finally made their presence felt as Mighty Sports-Creative Pacific rolled to its third straight win with an 88-66 win over Tunisia’s ES Rades in the 31st Dubai International Basketball Championship late on Monday at Shabab Al Ahli Club in the United Arab Emirates.

The former collegiate rivals combined for six triples with Gomez de Liaño of University of the Philippines posting an impressive 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc for 12 points and Ravena, the former Ateneo superstar, adding two more triples out of five attempts to finish with eight points.