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MANILA - San Miguel scored its second straight win in the PBA Governors' Cup after downing Blackwater, 105-86, on Wednesday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig. The Beermen broke away from the Bossing in the second quarter, outscoring them, 31-11, to open a 63-35 halftime lead before holding off the latter's last gasp in the second half. Jericho Cruz fired 22 points on 9-of-13 field goals, three rebounds, three assists and one steal off the bench for SMB, which tied TNT and NLEX for second place at 2-0, just behind 3-0 Converge in the team standings. The Tropang Giga and the Road Warriors will face off later Wednesday to break their tie and join the FiberXers in a logjam at the top of the conference table. Cameron Clark added 20 points, nine rebounds, two assists, and one block, while June Mar Fajardo chipped in 17 points, 16 rebounds, four assists, one block, and two steals for the Beermen. Shawn Glover made 16 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, and one steal for Blackwater, which fell to 1-2. (PNA) }
MANILA-Converge moved to the top of the PBA Governors' Cup standings after escaping with a 111-109 win against Magnolia at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City on Sunday night. Clutch moments from Jamaal Franklin turned out to be the cushion the FiberXers needed to frustrateseveral Hotshots' attemptsto steal the match. With Converge up, 106-104, Franklin trapped Rome Dela Rosa into fouling him while taking a three-pointer. The import went 2-for-3 to raise the lead to four with 2:03 left. Paul Lee missed out on bringing the gap back to two as he split from his own trip to the charity stripe before Franklin sank a high-arching triple with 1:04 remaining for a 111-105 Converge cushion. Eric McCree, however, made four straight points to cut the lead to two with 30.9 seconds left even as the Magnolia defense forced Franklin to a crucial turnover, giving the Hotshots 10.4 seconds to at least force overtime. McCree, however, missed on a desperate three-point attempt as time expired. Franklin finished with 26 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists, one steal and three blocks, while Maverick Ahanmisi added 22 points, five rebounds and one assist for the FiberXers, who are now at 3-0. "Our approach is very general. Kung ano ang ginagawa namin na regular, 'yun ang ginawa namin (whatever we are doing generally, that's what we did)," coach Aldin Ayo said. McCree had 38 points, 16 rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block, while Lee added 21 points, five rebounds and four assists for Magnolia. The scores: CONVERGE111-Franklin 26, Ahanmisi 22, Stockton 18, Melecio 14, Teng 11, Arana 8, Balanza 6, Tratter 4, Ambohot 2, Racal 0, Murrell 0. MAGNOLIA 109-Mccree 38, Lee 21, Jalalon 13, Abueva 12, Escoto 7, Ahanmisi 5, Wong 4, Dela Rosa 3, Sangalang 2, Barroca 2, Dionisio 2, Corpuz 0. Quarters: 28-23, 50-47, 84-73, 111-109 (PNA) }
NEW PSL 21U KINGS. Pampanga Delta players bask in the limelight during a photo opportunity after ruling the PSL 21U Battle of Champions on Monday night (Sept. 5, 2022). Pampanga defeated Consolacion, 76-71. (Photo courtesy of PSL) MANILA - Pampanga reigned supreme in the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) 21U after beating Consolacion, 76-71, in the final of the "Battle of Champions" on Monday night at the Cebu City Sports Institute. Despite some sort of a homecourt disadvantage against their Cebuano opponents, the Delta showed their might especially down the stretch to edge the Sarok Weavers. The Delta stole the thunder from the Sarok Weavers in the final 2:02 of the game as Justin Bautista led the former's game-turning 7-0 run to take the lead for good. Bautista completed a three-point play and made the dagger layup to give Pampanga a 75-69 lead with 1:06 to play in the game. Matthew Flores made a jumper in Consolacion's next play, but it turned out to be the Cebuano squad's last gasp. Bautista finished with 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists, and two steals for Pampanga en route to winning the Most Valuable Player award for the national finals, which also saw Davao Occidental in action. Miclat and Kevin Santos each added 12 points with Santos also grabbing 13 rebounds for the double-double. This is the third championship of the Governor Delta Pineda-owned squad in a regional league this year as its professional team and 18-and-under team also won titles in the National Basketball League last June. Froiland Maglasang tallied 15 points, three rebounds, two assists, and one steal, while Rovello Robles added 12 points, 16 rebounds, three assists, and two steals for Consolacion, which failed to complete a 4-0 sweep of the tournament as Pampanga avenged its 57-63 loss on Saturday night in the round-robin phase. (PNA) }
MANILA - Jayson Castro called game for TNT Tropang Giga as the team began the PBA Philippine Cup Finals with an 86-84 win against San Miguel Beermen on Sunday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. In front of 8,548 fans, which included returning Gilas Pilipinas player Jordan Clarkson, Castro broke the Beermen's hearts right at the final horn when he scored a two-dribble pull-up against Simon Enciso to give the Tropang Giga the win. Castro's clutch jumper made up for Poy Erram's foul that led to Vic Manuel's three-point play that tied the game at 84-all with 53 seconds left. RR Pogoy led TNT with 26 points on 10-of-17 shooting including 4-of-6 on threes, three rebounds, two assists, and one steal. June Mar Fajardo, the current stats leader for the Best Player of the Conference, led Beermen with 24 points on 11-of-12 shooting, 16 rebounds, one assist, and two blocks, while CJ Perez added 21 points, six rebounds, two assists, and two steals. (PNA) }
MANILA - Jayson Castro won it for TNT Tropang Giga as he hit a three-pointer in the dying moments to give his team a 93-92 win over Magnolia Hotshots in Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Sunday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. In a game that saw Mikey Williams getting limited to just 15 points, Castro provided the clutch help for the Tropang Giga, burying a contested three-pointer with 2.4 seconds left to steal the win from the Hotshots. Magnolia thought they had it when Mark Barroca broke a 90-all deadlock with a tough layup with 9.8 seconds and TNT already out of timeouts. However, Castro showed heart in the end, running the full length of the court and quickly shooting a pull-up trey that swished in to the delight of the Tropang Giga fans. With the Hotshots also out of timeouts, Paul Lee settled for a half court heave that only hit the backboard as the clock hit zeroes. Poy Erram led TNT, now 2-1 up against Magnolia in the best-of-seven series, with 22 points, eight rebounds, one assist, two blocks, and three steals. Castro added 16 points, two rebounds, and six assists off the bench. Calvin Abueva led Magnolia with 18 points, five rebounds, and six assists, but he sat out the final 4:29 of the game as he incurred his sixth foul during that time. In the nightcap, San Miguel Beermen maintained its composure against a gritty Meralco Bolts squad to take a 96-91 win. Both teams engaged in a tight encounter with the largest just at 10 points by the Beermen early in the fourth quarter. However, behind a stellar showing from CJ Perez and June Mar Fajardo, SMB remained in control for most of the match and quickly repulsed any huge rally from Meralco until the end. Perez finished with 26 points, three rebounds, three assists, and three steals, while Fajardo added 21 points, 16 rebounds, and two blocks for the Beermen. (PNA) }
MANILA - NorthPort joins San Miguel in first place early into the PBA Philippine Cup after taking down Terrafirma, 100-86, on Saturday night at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. The Batang Pier slowly chipped away the Dyip's lead in the second quarter before pulling away in the second half. Robert Bolick led the now 2-0 NorthPort squad with 26 points, eight rebounds, and 10 assists, while Jamie Malonzo added 19 points, 16 rebounds, one assist, two steals, and one block. Joshua Munzon and Juami Tiongson each fired 24 points for Terrafirma, which not just fell to 0-2 but also lost three players, Isaac Go, Eric Camson, and Ed Daquioag, to injuries. In the nightcap, Meralco began its PBA 47th Season campaign with a huge 109-98 come-from-behind win against Phoenix. Down by as much as 16, the Bolts crawled back and even pulled away from the Fuel Masters in the end as the veteran presence of Reynel Hugnatan proved to be crucial. Phoenix was on the verge of a blowout win after racing to a 77-61 lead with 3:50 remaining in the third quarter. However, Meralco closed out the period on a 14-2 run highlighted by eight straight points from Hugnatan to cut the lead down to four, 79-75. The team then started the fourth with an 8-2 blast capped by back-to-back baskets from Chris Banchero to take the lead, 83-81, with 9:41 to play in the game. The game remained tight midway through the fourth until the Bolts pulled away for good with a 14-2 run that stretched their lead to 14, 109-95, with 1:21 left. Tyler Tio converted a consolation triple on the other end for the final tally. Chris Newsome led Meralco with 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting, seven rebounds, and seven assists, while Aaron Black added 19 points, three rebounds, and one assist. Hugnatan shot 6-for-10 from the field for 17 points alongside three rebounds and two assists off the bench. Jason Perkins fired 28 points on 9-for-14 shooting, five rebounds, two assists, two steals, and one block for Phoenix, which slipped to 0-2. (PNA) }
MANILA - Meralco Bolts took a 2-1 lead in the PBA Governors' Cup Finals after tripping Barangay Ginebra, 83-74, in Game 3 on Sunday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The Bolts turned to their defense in the second half to take down the Gin Kings, who failed to sustain a hot offensive first half in the end. With Justin Brownlee quickly taking over, Ginebra raced to a 27-22 first-quarter lead, while the team held Meralco to just 18 second-quarter points en route to a 48-40 halftime advantage. The Bolts, however, shut down the Gin Kings in the final 24 minutes, holding them to just 26 points the rest of the way, 13 in each of the last two quarters, while getting their offensive rhythm in time. Tony Bishop finished with 30 points, 16 rebounds, one assist, two steals, and one block, while Chris Newsome added 20 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists for Meralco. Brownlee finished with 19 markers, 15 rebounds, seven dimes, one steal, and six swats for Ginebra. Already flirting with a quadruple-double and a 5x5 at the half, however, he was held to just six points in the second half. (PNA) }
MANILA - Phoenix banked on a huge fourth-quarter rally to walk away with a 103-100 win over Terrafirma in the PBA Governors' Cup on Thursday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. Despite squandering a hot start, the Fuel Masters finished strong and stole the win from the Dyip, who thought a solid second quarter would be enough. Phoenix sizzled early on and scored 30 points in the first quarter, but Terrafirma went on a 27-12 second quarter to enter halftime up by 10, 52-42. The Dyip swelled their lead to as high as 17, 67-50, with less than seven minutes left in the third, and appeared groomed to score a win for the first time with new combo guard Alex Cabagnot. However, the Fuel Masters unleashed a 23-4 run midway into the fourth quarter to retake the lead, 100-94, with 2:14 to go. Terrafirma still threatened to get the lead back after Juami Tiongson scored four straight points to cut the lead down to just two, 100-98, with 16 seconds left, but Paul Harris gave Phoenix some breathing room after knocking down two free throws to up the lead back to four, 102-98. Cabagnot still showed that he is one of PBA's main clutch guys today after scoring on a layup that brought the Dyip back to within two. Cabagnot even had a chance at forcing overtime after Harris settled for a split from the free-throw line with two seconds left, but missed a desperation shot from long range at the final horn. Harris led the Fuel Masters with 24 points, 15 rebounds, and three assists. Jason Perkins and Chris Banchero each added 18 points, while Matthew Wright got 17 markers, 10 assists, six boards, and two steals. Antonio Hester fired 28 points on 11-of-14 shooting, 16 rebounds, four assists, three steals, and one block to lead the Dyip. Tiongson added 20 points, three caroms, one dime, and one swipe, while Cabagnot finished with 12 markers, seven rebounds, five assists, and one steal in his Terrafirma debut. Justin Melton was cleared to play on Thursday after getting his first coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine shot earlier this week but was not fielded in. (PNA) }
MANILA - Phoenix banked on a huge fourth-quarter rally to walk away with a 103-100 win over Terrafirma in the PBA Governors' Cup on Thursday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. Despite squandering a hot start, the Fuel Masters finished strong and stole the win from the Dyip, who thought a solid second quarter would be enough. Phoenix sizzled early on and scored 30 points in the first quarter, but Terrafirma went on a 27-12 second quarter to enter halftime up by 10, 52-42. The Dyip swelled their lead to as high as 17, 67-50, with less than seven minutes left in the third, and appeared groomed to score a win for the first time with new combo guard Alex Cabagnot. However, the Fuel Masters unleashed a 23-4 run midway into the fourth quarter to retake the lead, 100-94, with 2:14 to go. Terrafirma still threatened to get the lead back after Juami Tiongson scored four straight points to cut the lead down to just two, 100-98, with 16 seconds left, but Paul Harris gave Phoenix some breathing room after knocking down two free throws to up the lead back to four, 102-98. Cabagnot still showed that he is one of PBA's main clutch guys today after scoring on a layup that brought the Dyip back to within two. Cabagnot even had a chance at forcing overtime after Harris settled for a split from the free-throw line with two seconds left, but missed a desperation shot from long range at the final horn. Harris led the Fuel Masters with 24 points, 15 rebounds, and three assists. Jason Perkins and Chris Banchero each added 18 points, while Matthew Wright got 17 markers, 10 assists, six boards, and two steals. Antonio Hester fired 28 points on 11-of-14 shooting, 16 rebounds, four assists, three steals, and one block to lead the Dyip. Tiongson added 20 points, three caroms, one dime, and one swipe, while Cabagnot finished with 12 markers, seven rebounds, five assists, and one steal in his Terrafirma debut. Justin Melton was cleared to play on Thursday after getting his first coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine shot earlier this week but was not fielded in. Meanwhile,Rain Or Shine added more woes to Blackwater to begin its stint in the PBA Governors' Cup with a 92-79 win. The Elasto Painters completely turned the tides in the third quarter just when many thought the Bossing were about to finally score a win after a league record 18 straight losses dating back to last year. The new-look Blackwater squad led by new coach Ariel Vanguardia looked to be finally snapping its skid after jumping to a 24-14 lead at the end of the first quarter. But ROS somehow got its bearings going in the second quarter and unleashed a 31-12 third quarter to pull away for good. In his first game against his former team, Henry Walker led the Elasto Painters with 20 points, eight rebounds, three assists, one steal, and two blocks. Rey Nambatac and Javee Mocon each added 16 points. Rashawn McCarthy put up 15 points, nine rebounds, and four assists in his Blackwater debut. Barkley Ebona and Baser Amer each added 14 points with the former also grabbing 11 rebounds for the double-double even as Jaylen Bond had his double-double with 13 markers and 11 boards.(PNA) }