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Photo courtesy of FIBA BOCAUE - Jordan overcame a Gilas Pilipinas comeback and won, 91-90, in their FIBA World Cup Qualifiers clash on Monday night at the Philippine Arena. A red-hot first half turned out to be just enough for the Jordanians as Gilas could not complete a comeback from 25 points down. Jordan sizzled early on and raced to a 33-14 first-quarter lead. Although Gilas made some feelers in the second quarter, Jordan finished the quarter strong to enter halftime leading, 60-41. Gilas pu...

MANILA - TNT crawled back from 18 points down and beat Rain Or Shine, 105-100, in their PBA Governors' Cup game at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Friday night. The Tropang Giga blasted off in the second half, dropping 44 points on the Elasto Painters, more than their entire first-half output, in the third quarter before holding them to just 16 points in the fourth quarter to steal the win. Jalen Hudson and Mikey Williams each scored 24 points even as they too had double-doubles with 14 and...

MANILA - TNT crawled back from 18 points down to beat Rain Or Shine, 105-100, in the PBA Governors' Cup at Ynares Center in Antipolo on Friday night. The Tropang Giga dropped 44 points in the third quarter, or more than their entire first-half output of 36, before holding the Elasto Painters to just 16 points in the fourth quarter. Jalen Hudson and Mikey Williams each scored 24 points to go with 14 and 10 rebounds, respectively, for TNT, which joined Converge and Meralco on top at 2-0. Willi...

MANILA - Gilas Pilipinas' stint in the FIBA Asia Cup came to an end Tuesday night after Japan knocked them out with a 102-81 win in their playoff first-round encounter at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta. Even with National Basketball Association player Yuta Watanabe exiting the game in the third quarter after an ankle injury, Japan played like a team on a mission as the "Akatsuki Five" scored its most significant win over the Filipinos, at least in recent memory, to set a quarterfina...

MANILA - The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards denied the All-Star Bacolod Ballers a giant slaying to begin their two-game home stand as the former prevailed, 81-74, in a Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League triple-overtime thriller that ended just past midnight on Tuesday at the University of St. La Salle Gym in Bacolod City. Despite a solid defensive performance, Bacolod failed to close out Nueva Ecija, and the latter got its offensive game in the overtime sessions to take the road win. Entering the...

THIRD WIN. Blackwater' Rookie Ato Ular secures a rebound in the Bossing's 107-70 blowout against Terrafirma at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Saturday night (June 25, 2022). Ular led the Bossing with 16 points and five rebounds as they moved up to 3-1 in the standings. (Photo courtesy of PBA Image) MANILA - Blackwater set its best start in the PBA Philippine Cup in style, dealing Terrafirma a 107-70 blowout on Saturday night at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. The 37-point winning margin...

MANILA - Converge's support cast worked wonders on Wednesday especially in the endgame as they clobbered the Terrafirma Dyip, 97-84, in their PBA Philippine Cup clash at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. Mike Digregorio and Maverick Ahanmisi came alive for Converge in the fourth quarter, combining for 26 of the team's 34 points in the period even as they pulled away from Terrafirma in the last 12 minutes in a tight game that saw 12 deadlocks and 17 lead changes. Digregorio finished with 1...

MANILA - Rome Dela Rosa scored on a game-winning triple with six seconds left as Magnolia scored its first win in the PBA Philippine Cup at the expense of NorthPort, 80-77, on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Through Dela Rosa's heroics, the Hotshots evaded a huge comeback threat from the Batang Pier. Magnolia was ahead by as much as 17, 40-23, late in the second quarter, but NorthPort came alive in the second half and even took the lead before an up-and-down fourth quarter...

MANILA - Rain or Shine (ROS) completed a late rally to steal a 79-77 win from debuting Converge right at the start of the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Sunday night. In the opening game for the league's 47th season, ROS preserved an endgame push with crucial plays on both ends of the floor to emerge victorious despite Converge stifling them on offense. Down 66-73 with 3:31 left, the E-Painters launched a 9-0 run to go up, 77-75, with 1:37 to play. The Fib...

CHAMPIONS AGAIN. The UP Fighting Maroons celebrate after winning their first UAAP title since 1986. The Maroons beat the Ateneo Blue Eagles, 72-69, in the final game of the season at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Friday night (May 13, 2022). (Photo courtesy of the UAAP Season 84 Media Team) MANILA - The University of the Philippines (UP) finally won its first UAAP men's basketball championship after 36 years, beating Ateneo in overtime, 72-69, in the final game of the season, that is, G...