KaTropa rally past Niigata

MANILA, Philippines — TNT KaTropa charged back to beat Niigata Albirex Basketball, 99-90, and close out with a 1-1 card in Group D of the East Asia League Terrific 12 tournament in Macau yesterday.

KJ McDaniels scored all but three of KaTropa’s last 14 points to cap a game-high 47-point game for TNT, which fought back from a 49-58 deficit early in the third.

The former NBA player added 17 rebounds and shot 19-of-35 from the floor in the comeback win for the KaTropa, who played minus second import McKenzie Moore and starters Jayson Castro and Troy Rosario.

The Liaoning Flying Leopards topped Group D to clinch the lone semis berth.