Venues settled at SMART ARANETA COLISEUM, Wednesday’s match-up ball game will start at 7:00pm game #63.
GINEBRA VS MERALCO
EVENTS: Full Game Replay
Where: SMART ARANETA COLISEUM
When: SUNDAY APRIL 13, 2016
When: SUNDAY APRIL 13, 2016
Mark Caguioa added 16, Japeth Aguilar chipped in with 14 and import Othyus Jeffers came close to notching a triple-double, finishing with 11 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists.
They also frustrated Onuaku, who was held down to two points in the first half, taking only one field goal attempt over the first two periods. He fouled out of the game with only 10 points, though he did have 16 rebounds in the contest.
Meralco, which had previously clinched one of the twice-to-beat incentives, will head into the playoffs with an 8-3 mark.
Ginebra jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter, where Tenorio scored 11 of his points. They led, 27-14, after the opening period. Slaughter then had a big second quarter as the Kings took a 51-37 lead into the halftime break with the 7-foot center already scoring 15 points and the veteran point guard adding 13.
The Kings then had a big third quarter, going on an 8-0 run to take a whopping 22-point lead, 67-45.
The Bolts tried to battle back after Jared Dillinger and Ronjay Buenafe hit a pair of three-pointers but it was far from enough in this one, as they could not come closer than 12 points in the fourth quarter.
The scores:
GINEBRA 103 – Slaughter 21, Tenorio 20, Caguioa 16, Aguilar 14, Jeffers 11, Ellis 10, Marcelo 4, Thompson 3, Mercado 2, Devance 2, Helterbrand 0, Cruz 0.
MERALCO 90 – Newsome 23, Dillinger 17, Hodge 13, Hugnatan 11, Onuaku 10, Caram 5, FAundo 4, Buenafe Ro 3, Amer 2, Ferriols 2, Alapag 0, Bono 0, Buenafe Ry 0.
Quarters: 27-14, 51-39, 80-66, 103-90