PBA San Miguel vs Blackwater [January 06 | 7:15pm | Mall of Asia Arena] replay, highlights, score.
Result:
SAN Miguel Beer picked up from where it left off in the year just passed as it cruised past Blackwater, 118-93, to clinch the first quarterfinal berth in the PBA Philippine Cup on Friday night at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The two-time defending champions banked on a blistering start and sustained a double-digit lead as a late rally by the Elite hardly slowed the Beermen on their way to a fifth straight win.
June Mar Fajardo showed the way as usual with 28 points, eight boards, and five assists in just 28 minutes as the reigning MVP had the luxury of watching from the bench while SMB maintained a sizeable cushion.
The Final Boxscores:
SMB 118 – Fajardo 25, Espinas 22, Cabagnot 14, Lassiter 14, Santos 8, Reyes 8, Tubid 8, Van Opstal 6, Ross 4, Garcia 4, Agovida 3, Heruela 2, McCarthy 0, Mabulac 0
BLACKWATER 93 – Dela Cruz 16, Aguilar 15, Pinto 12, Sumang 11, Buenafe 10, Forrester 7, Sena 6, Cervantes 4, Pascual 4, Belo 4, Miranda 2, Melano 2, Ababou 0, Banal 0
Quarterscores: 37-21, 65-40, 91-66, 118-93
Best Player : Gabby Espinas with 22 points and 6 rebounds #WeArePBA pic.twitter.com/ct3nHGiIFW— PBA (@pbaconnect) January 6, 2017
Game 1 [4:15] Schedule:
PBA Globalport vs Meralco [January 06 | 4:15pm | Mall of Asia Arena] replay, highlights, score.
Result:
GLOBALPORT figured out how to deal with a resilient team this time as it held off Meralco, 97-89, on Friday to start the year on a winning note in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Atoning for a disappointing two-point loss to Phoenix in a game where they blew a huge 26-point lead, the Batang Pier had to deal with another comeback from the Bolts, but proved steadier down the stretch.
The scores:
GLOBALPORT 97 – Romeo 27, Canaleta 13, Mamaril 12, Cortez 12, Quinahan 11, Pringle 9, Aban 9, Mierhofer 2, Paredes 2, Banal 0, Urbiztondo 0, Pessumal 0
MERALCO 89 – Hugnatan 23, Grey 18, Newsome 16, Hodge 12, Daquioag 12, Buenafe 3, Faundo 2, Caram 2, Amer 1, Uyloan 0, Nabong 0, Ferriols 0
Quarterscores: 26-19, 51-41, 72-71, 97-89
Globalport vs Meralco – Full Game Replay – Governor’s Cup|August 14,2016 https://t.co/mK6th7N3k8 pic.twitter.com/LDV8b7Wk6M— PBA Full Game Replay (@PBAGamesReplay) August 16, 2016