STAR HOTSHOTS VS TALK N TEXT
EVENTS: Full Game Replay
Where: SMART ARANETA COLISEUM
When: SUNDAY March 06, 2016
TNT got off to a good start, claiming a 26-13 lead after a strong finishing kick in the first quarter.
Tropa expanded the cushion to 18, 33-15, on a Troy Rosario jumper before Maliksi erupted in the second quarter. Coming off the bench, he suddenly exploded and poured in 10 points in an 18-0 run that tied things up at 33-all.
Ranidel De Ocampo, who scored 10 in the second quarter, responded with a barrage of triples but Maliksi remained hot and scored eight points for the remainder of the quarter where both teams exchanged leads.
Justin Melton nailed a triple off the glass with 0.7 ticks left in the first half to put Star ahead, 51-49, but the Star bench committed a huge blunder when Alex Mallari and Mark Barroca prematurely celebrated the shot by entering the court.
STAR HOTSHOTS – 96
Maliksi 29, Ratliffe 23, Yap 10, Melton 8, Barroca 6, Pascual J. 6, Pingris 6, Pascual R. 3, Simon 3, Reavis 2, Sanggalang 0, Taha 0.
TALK N TEXT – 88
Castro 18, De Ocampo 15, Simon 12, Ababou 11, Tautuaa 11, Fonacier 6, Rosser 6, Williams 4, Reyes 3, Rosario 2, Aban 0.
QUARTER FINAL SCORE RESULT
13-26, 51-51, 66-73, 96-88