2017 OPPO PHILIPPINE CUP
SAN Miguel Beer pounced on Rain or Shine’s late miscues as it frustrated the Elasto Painters, 107-101, in overtime on Friday night to move closer to securing a twice-to-beat edge in the PBA Philippine Cup playoffs.The Beermen erased a six-point deficit in the last three minutes of regulation, showing poise under pressure before finishing the job in overtime to pull off the great escape.
Alex Cabagnot knocked down the long jumper that forced overtime, before June Mar Fajardo and Marcio Lassiter took over in the extra session as the quarterfinals-assured Beermen hiked their win-loss record to 8-1 after a seventh successive win.
SMB, which won a day before team owner Ramon S. Ang celebrates his birthday, widened its gap over the Elasto Painters, who dropped to 5-3, allowing GlobalPort to gain a piece of second spot.
San Miguel vs. Rain or Shine
EVENTS: Full Game Replay
Where: Smart Araneta Coliseum
When: Friday January 13, 2016
When: Friday January 13, 2016
The E-Painters looked poised at hand the Beermen solely their second defeat this conference as they went ahead, 96-90, when a Beau Belga top-of-the-key three-pointer with 2 minutes and forty two seconds left.
Final Boxscore Breakdown Result:
Rain or Shine | Final Score | San Miguel Beermen |
101-107 | ||
28 | 1st Quarter | 32 |
21 | 2nd Quarter | 24 |
26 | 3rd Quarter | 15 |
21 | 4th Quarter | 25 |
5 | Overtime | 11 |