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 10 rebounds, respectively, for TNT, which joined Converge and Meralco at the top of the team standings at 2-0. Williams came close to a triple-double as he also dished out seven assists, while RR Pogoy added 22 points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block. Michael Qualls sizzled for 35 points, 17 rebounds, five assists, two steals, and two blocks but his performance was flushed as ROS dropped to 0-2. In the first game, Blackwater averted a Phoenix comeback in the end for a 108-1
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. Williams came close to a triple-double as he also dished out seven assists, while RR Pogoy added 22 points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block. Michael Qualls sizzled for 35 points, 17 rebounds, five assists, two steals, and two blocks but his performance went down the drain as ROS dropped to 0-2. In the first game, Blackwater averted a Phoenix end-game comeback for a 108-105 win. The Bossing were in control for most of the first three quarters but had to turn it up a notch late in
MANILA - Magnolia Hotshots booked a place in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals with a 112-106 overtime win against NLEX Road Warriors in the deciding game of their best-of-three quarterfinal series on Sunday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Jio Jalalon took over in the extension as he was responsible for nine of the Hotshots' first 11 points, scoring seven on his own and assisting on a layup from Calvin Abueva to open a 108-100 lead with 1:15 remaining. Don Trollano tried to play hero for the Road Warriors as he hit back-to-back triples to cut the lead down to two, 108-106, with exactly a minute remaining, but he eventually fizzled in the end as free throws from Abueva and Mark Barroca sealed the deal for the Hotshots. Sangalang finished with 24 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and two steals to lead Magnolia, which set a finals rematch with TNT in their best-of-seven semifinal affair beginning Wednesday. Lee, making his first start since returning from
MANILA - Wangs-Letran escaped a late push from Adalem-St. Clare to score a 94-87 win at the start of the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup on Thursday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. In the battle pitting the top teams of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (NAASCU), the NCAA champions prevailed despite the NAASCU rulers nearly pulling off a comeback from 23 points down. The Knights quickly stomped their dominance on the Saints, opening a 43-20 lead with 7:59 left in the first half. However, Adalem-St. Clare slowly chipped away the lead and was just within three, 85-88, with 59 seconds left in the game. King Caralipio finally sealed Wangs-Letran's win with a dagger triple with 47 seconds remaining. Louie Sangalang made 21 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, and two blocks for the Knights, while Caralipio, Tommy Olivario, and Brent Paraiso each added 12 markers. John Rojas made 25 poin