Jazzville lit up the scoreboard from beyond the arc to crush TJ Dark Knights 88-64 and lift the PBBL-Western Union Season 13 Cup at Asma Bint Al Nouman Gym in Dubai.

Chris Elopre, who was adjudged Final MVP, exemplified Jazzville’s hot shooting with his almost perfect showing from the three-point area, making five of six attempts, to lead his team with 21 points.

He was also effective in ball distribution and filled up the stat sheet with a double-double performance after dishing out 11 assists.

Season MVP Jake Antonio also had a productive night, contributing 17 points, including three triples and five rebounds. Sam Perez made two three-pointers and finished with 14 markers while Ton Eligado and Von Gile added 12 and 10 points respectively.

TJ Dark Knights staged a short rally in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter but Elopre and Antonio quickly doused the rally with back-to-back triples en route to a big 24-point winning margin.

“We had a slow start but we worked on our defence and forced our opponents to commit numerous turnovers,” Jazzville coach Roland Crisostomo said. “Our outside shooting was lethal but we also had good ball movement and we always found the open man.”

“Winning the championship can be attributed to our fine work ethic – we hold team practice regularly,” added Crisostomo, whose team never experienced a defeat since the elimination round.”

For his part, TJ Dark Knights team captain Winston Lopez said: “We were not able to sustain the lead we built in the first quarter because we were caught flat-footed by Jazzville’s defence and suddenly our outside shooting went dry.”

Lopez and Enrico Bawic led TJ Dark Knights with 11 points each while Mark Bautista and Reydan Mabilog added 10 apiece.