MANILA, Philippines -- CJ Isit finished what JP Calvo started in the first quarter as Team A-2 overwhelmed Team A-3, 76-64, to rule the mini-tournament that highlighted the 2018 PBA Draft Combine on Thursday at the Gatorade Hoops Center.

Calvo, the former Colegio de San Juan de Letran point guard, set the tone by scoring 11 of his team-high 23 points in the opening frame.

Big shots from Teytey Teodoro allowed Team A-3 to draw closer, with the former Jose Rizal University guard knocking down a booming three-pointer that made it a 4-point game, 55-51, with 7:45 to play.

But Matt Salem came through with a lay-up and a triple, before Isit put the finishing touches on their win with a deep three-pointer that restored a double-digit advantage, 68-56, with three minutes left. His and-1 with 2:48 to go put them ahead, 71-56.

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Both Isit and Calvo made it to the Mythical 5, where they joined by Team A-3's Michael Calisaan, Team B-2's Javee Mocon, and Team B-3's Robert Bolick.

Calvo won Most Valuable Player honors, while Isit finished with 22 points in the contest.

Ralph Salcedo led Team A-3 with 18 points, while Calisaan had 15 markers.

Meanwhile, Salem won the three-point shootout over Ateneo de Manila University's Dan Wong.

The 47 rookie hopefuls had been divided into two groups of three teams each. Each team played a single round robin eliminations, with the top two teams advancing to the crossover semifinals. Each game featured 8-minute quarters.

The scores:

TEAM A-2 76 -- Calvo 23, Isit 22, Salem 11, Manlangit 11, Varilla 7, Babilonia 0, Cinco 0.

TEAM A-3 64 -- Calisaan 15, Teodoro 13, Salcedo 12, Alberto 9, Quinto 8, Lao 7.

Quarters: 20-12, 43-31, 55-48, 76-64

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