Rain or Shine vs Meralco Full Game Replay - August 10, 2016 |
The Meralco Bolts got off to an electric start and never looked back as they cruised past Rain or Shine, 109-102, in the Oppo PBA Governors’ Cup on Wednesday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.
Meralco rattled off 16 unanswered points to open the game with import Allen Durham and Chris Newsome setting the tone with eight points apiece.
But Meralco, aided by some fine play from Baser Amer in transition, closed out the half on a huge 11-0 blast to restore order.
They led 65-47 at the halftime break with Durham already tallying 20 points and seven rebounds over the first two periods. Newsome had 12 in the first half.
The Bolts were able to push their advantage to a high of 26 points, 91-65, after a couple of threes from Alapag and Dillinger in the third quarter.
RAIN OR SHINE VS MERALCO
EVENTS: Full Game Replay
Where: SMART ARANETA
When: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 10, 2016
When: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 10, 2016
The scores:
MERALCO 109 – Durham 32, Faundo 12, Newsome 12, Hodge 11, Amer 10, Dillinger 10, Alapag 9, Hugnatan 7, Uyloan 4, Nabong 2, Jamshidi 0.
RAIN OR SHINE 102 – Lowhorn 25, Cruz 15, Quinahan 13, Ahanmisi 11, Norwood 9, Lee 8, Almazan 5, Chan 5, Tiu 4, Trollano 4, Belga 3, Ponferada 0.
Quarters: 35-21, 65-47, 95-74, 109-102