source: .abs-cbnnews.com
San Miguel Beer drew big games from its guards and survived Purefoods Tender Juicy’s late-game rally for a 92-76 win Wednesday night in the KFC-Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.
Mike Cortez, Jonas Villanueva and Dondon Hontiveros provided the knockout punches and helped the Beermen win their fifth straight after a 0-2 start in the tournament.
“It’s a good win. I think what’s carrying us is our defense. Offense comes and goes. I give credit to our defensive focus for having this streak,” said San Miguel head coach Siot Tanquingcen.
Cortez finished with a game-high 22 points while Hontiveros finally broke out of a scoring slump and contributed 20 for the Beermen, who are now toting a 5-2 mark.
Villanueva dished out an all-around performance with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Arwind Santos also had a solid game for San Miguel with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
James Yap paced the Giants with 13 points but was 6-of-17 from the field, including a 1-of-6 stint from the three-point area.
Marc Pingris chipped in 12 for the Giants, who slid down in the team standings with 3-3 mark.
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