Far from its ruthless form, Sinag Pilipinas barely made it to the men’s basketball finals of the 28th Southeast Asian Games. br Kiefer Ravena knocked down an explosive three with 16.2 seconds left as Sinag Pilipinas survived an 80-75 cliffhanger against Thailand Sunday night at the jampacked OCBC Arena here. br Ravena’s triple along with several heroic deeds by Troy Rosario and Almond Vosotros became their passport to the gold-medal trip Monday that nearly slipped away. br br The Gilas Cadets, the heavy favorites to win the gold, needed to come back from an 11-point deficit and survive the Thais late to avoid the biggest upset of perhaps this SEA Games. br “We’re used to handling pressure in the UAAP. I just want to go out there and win,’’ said Ravena after they came out of a 10-point hole at halftime that they dug for themselves. br It was the tightest match by far for the Nationals after sweeping the opposition in the elimination round by an average of 62 points.