San Miguel Beermen’s Juami Tiongson in a PBA Commissioner’s Cup sport towards Converge FiberXers. –PBA IMAGES
MANILA, Philippines–San Miguel secured a much-needed 116-113 conquer budding rival Converge on Friday evening within the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.
Juami Tiongson performed his best sport as a member of the famed Beermen, scoring 22 factors and 4 rebounds to assist the powerhouse squad keep away from a meltdown after squandering a 19-point cushion and in the end notch a fifth victory in 11 outings which stored them inside the qualifying threshold for the playoffs.
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“I instructed them throughout the huddle that it’s not the way you begin, it’s the way you end … Thankfully, we have been in a position to win,” head coach Leo Austria mentioned shortly after the tight contest at Ynares Middle in Antipolo Metropolis.
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Import Malik Pope tied Tiongson with 22 factors to go along with 14 rebounds. June Mar Fajardo chipped in 19 and 14 whereas Don Trollano added 17 extra within the effort that additionally featured twin-digit contributions from CJ Perez and Marcio Lassiter.
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Import Cheick Diallo had 28 factors and 11 rebounds, whereas Jordan Heading 25 and 7 spiked with 5 assists and two steals. Alec Stockton tossed in 19 factors and 10 assists whereas Justine Baltazar 13 factors and 12 boards as younger cornerstone Justin Arana continued to relaxation his hyperextended knee.
San Miguel import Malik Pope throughout a PBA Commissioner’s Cup sport towards Converge FiberXers. –PBA IMAGES
San Miguel’s victory denied then No. 2-ranked Converge solo lead of the convention and despatched the younger telco membership all of the down No. 5 (8-4 win-loss) within the race of the import convention that’s beginning to get murkier by the day.
The triumph additionally snuffed out Blackwater’s probabilities of advancing.
The Beermen have yet another sport left within the elimination—towards TNT on Jan. –however they’re in no likelihood out of the woods but with sister group Magnolia and NLEX all nonetheless within the working for the final two quarterfinal berths.
The Hotshots and the Street Warriors each have two video games left.
The Scores:
SAN MIGUEL 116 – Pope 22, Tiongson 22, Fajardo 19, Trollano 17, Perez 11, Lassiter 10, Cruz 6, Tautuaa 6, Cahilig 3, Ross 0
CONVERGE 113 – Diallo 28, Heading 25, Stockton 19, Baltazar 13, Racal 8, Andrade 6, Winston 5, Delos Santos 4, Santos 3, Javillonar 2, Cabagnot 0, Ambohot 0
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Quarterscores: 29-16, 65-48, 99-81, 116-113.
