In a nutshell, that’s how coach Alex Compton summarized the 99-91 beating his Aces suffered against the Bolts, dealing them their first loss in five games in the mid-season conference.
Alaska came into the Petron Saturday Special game at the Mall of Asia Arena looking great after winning its first four outings despite missing a number of key players due to injuries.
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Alaska trailed by as much as a 91-66 deficit, and by the end of the game, found itself outworked by Meralco off the boards, 60-34.
And that for him was the mentality the Aces brought to their game against the Bolts, leading to the one-sided loss.