Star Hotshots 4-4 stats recap, Blackwater 5-5.
Star Hotshots vs. Blackwater Elite
EVENTS: Full Game Replay
Where: Cuneta Astrodome
When: WednesdayJanuary 25, 2016
When: WednesdayJanuary 25, 2016
STAR continued to show a sense of urgency deep in the eliminations as it frustrated Blackwater, 111-95, to move on the cusp of a securing a quarterfinal berth in the PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday at the Cuneta Astrodome.
The Hotshots saw the Elite make a rally from a sizeable double-digit deficit in the third quarter, but regained their bearings in the payoff period to cruise to their second straight win and fifth in nine games overall.
The Hotshots shrugged off a slow start, establishing a 14-point halftime lead, before it was the Elite’s turn to make a comeback in third quarter.
Scoreless in the first quarter, Maliksi heated up in the last three as he kept the Hotshots on top, before Lee took over in the fourth where he scored all but two of his output to put the Elite away.