source: abs-cbnnews.com
San Miguel Beer stopped Purefoods Tender Juicy’s four-game winning streak with an 87-80 win Sunday night in the KFC-Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.
The Beermen had to weather the late rally of the Giants by completing a couple of crucial defensive stops to preserve the victory and bounce back from a painful 116-122 overtime loss to league-leader Alaska.
“It was an ugly finish and thanked God for winning this game,” said San Miguel head coach Siot Tanquingcen, who drew 18 points apiece from Arwind Santos and Dondon Hontiveros.
The win fortified San Miguel’s hold of the second spot with a 10-3 mark.
Dennis Miranda added 15 points and was responsible in holding down James Yap to just 9 points on 2-of-16 shooting from the field.
The Beermen appeared to have the game in the bag after posting a 79-64 lead with 4:46 left before the Giants unloaded a 16-5 run capped by Kerby Raymundo’s three-pointer to threaten at 80-84, under a minute left.
Purefoods had the chance to move closer when Santos turned the ball over but Roger Yap was called for an offensive foul and Mick Pennisi swatted Paul Artadi’s drive to securethe victory for the Beermen.
Raymundo paced Purefods with 14 points to go along with his 10 rebounds. Marc Pinrgis had 13 while Nino Canaleta and Roger Yap each had 12 for coach Ryan Gregorio, whose wards slipped to 8-5.
Coke halts 8-game skid
Alex Cabagnot registered a near triple-double performance to lead Coca-Cola to a 106-94 demolition of Burger King.
Cabagnot scored 18 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and issued a career-tying high and conference-best 13 assists for the Tigers, who ended their eight-game losing streak and improved their mark to 2-11.
Larry Rodriguez led the team’s balanced attack with 21 points while Mark Macapagal and RJ Rizada contributed 16 and 14 markers respectively. Asi Taulava added 12 points and 10 rebounds while Ricky Calimag finished with 10 points.
“We never talked about the Xs and Os of the game because more than anything else, the burden in the minds of the players is pulling us down,” said Tigers mentor Bo Perasol, who finally nailed his first win after five tries.
“I just keep on telling them to keep on going. Nariyan na ang 11 losses. One more and we are back,” he added. “We now got our rhythm back in the coming games.”
Macapagal had 10 of his total out in the third quarter where Coke built a 69-50 lead with less than eight minutes left in the game.
But the Whoppers, behind the spirited plays of Chico Lanete, responded with a 23-13 exchange to slice the big lead to just nine, 73-82, entering the payoff period.
Taulava and Rodriguez scored the first nine points of the final quarter to push the lead back to a comfortable 91-73 lead with 9:20 remaining.
Gary David and Ronjay Buenafe tried to put their team back in the game after leading a 15-6 run, 88-97, but Taulava and Rodriguez came up with timely baskets to seal the win for the Tigers.
David led all scorers with 23 points while Lanete and Buenafe contributed 18 and 15 points respectively for coach Yeng Guiao, who absorbed their second straight loss for a 4-9 win-loss mark.
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