The Alaska Aces got some big plays down the stretch as they hurdled the Star Hotshots, 107-102, to keep pace atop the SMART BRO PBA Philippine Cup standings on Tuesday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.
JVee Casio scored 24 points, including a perfect 4-for-4 clip from beyond the arc, to lead Alaska, which improved to 5-1, tying San Miguel for the No. 1 spot.
The Aces also got 17 points and nine rebounds from Vic Manuel while Cyrus Baguio added 14 markers. Calvin Abueva and Sonny Thoss added 13 and 12 points respectively.
PHILIPPINE CUP 2015-2016:
HOTSHOTS vs. ALASKA
EVENTS: Live Streaming & Full Game Replay
Where: Smart Araneta
When: Tuesday November 24, 2015
The Final Boxscore:
ALASKA 107 – Casio 24, Manuel 17, Baguio 14, Abueva 13, Thoss 12, Hontiveros 7, Jazul 5, Baclao 4, Banchero 4, Dela Cruz 3, Dela Rosa 2, Menk 2, Exciminiano 0.
STAR 102 – Yap 20, Melton 18, Pingris 17, Sangalang 10, Simon 9, Barroca 8, Maliksi 7, Mallari 7, Taha 4, Pascual J. 2, Pascual R. 0, Alvarez 0.
Quarters: 21-20, 50-46, 85-75, 107-102