Basketball
Meralco survives Macau upset bid for third straight win in PBA Comm’s Cup
Meralco simply proved steadier down the stretch and went on to outlast Macau in a thrilling encounter, 115-110, to notch its third consecutive win in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup, Saturday night at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
The Bolts found themselves trailing by a field goal with 3:58 to go, but youngster CJ Cansino took matters into his own hands, scoring in back-to-back fashion to put themselves ahead for good, 111-109, with less than two minutes remaining.
Ramon Cao cut the spread to just a point following a split from the charity stripe, but momentum was already on the opposing team’s side, with import Marvin Jones pushing their lead back to 113-110 with 45.1 seconds to spare.
Cansino then came through with a big denial by swatting away Phoenix Shackleford’s attempt from beyond the arc, before Jansen Rios fully closed the door on the Black Knights with a conversion inside with 9.8 ticks left to play.
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“They hung in there, they started making their threes. But at the end of the day, these guys pulled through,” lauded head coach Luigi Trillo. “Coach had a talk with them at the half; he got them to realize how big this game is.”
Jones finished with 32 points and 14 rebounds to lead Meralco, which broke away from NLEX to grab solo second in the standings after improving to 5-1.
Cansino delivered 23 points and seven rebounds, plus two steals. Jason Brickman delivered 13 points, three rebounds, and six assists while Chris Newsome chipped in 11 points, five rebounds, and four assists for the Bolts.
The Bolts will look to make it four straight when they take on, coincidentally, the Road Warriors on Friday, April 17, at the Ynares Center II in Montalban.
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Shackelford, on the other hand, had 29 points–spiked by a 4-of-5 clip from three–to lead Macau, which fell to its sixth defeat in as many outings.
Jenning Leung had 21 points and seven rebounds with four assists. Cao made 20 points and eight rebounds as Tony Mitchell added 16 and 14.
Damian Chongqui had 13 points and 13 assists as head coach Marcus Elliott shortened his rotation, which proved effective as it enabled the guest team to go toe-to-toe with the one-time Philippine Cup champs, but still wasn’t enough.
The Black Knights (0-6) will try to end their winless spell when they get a first crack at NLEX (4-1) on April 14, Tuesday, at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.
The Scores:
Meralco 115 – Jones 32, Cansino 23, Brickman 13, Newsome 11, Black 9, Rios 7, Almazan 7, Banchero 6, Quinto 3, Hodge 2, Magbuhos 2.
Macau 110 – Shackelford 29, Leung 21, Cao 20, Mitchell 16, Chongqui 13, Lao 9, Li 2, Sun 0, Li 0.
Quarterscores: 26-25, 53-57, 87-81, 115-100.
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- Pearl Queens 49-59 Nabisunsa Girls
After falling to Angels, Nabisunsa Girls have returned to winning ways with a shocking victory against Pearl Queens.
Nabisunsa Girls secured a well-deserved 59-49 victory against Pearl Queens in the NBL encounter at YMCA Court, Wandegeya on Sunday morning.
Nabisunsa had a poor start and were limited to only six points as they trailed by 10 points (16-6) at the end of the opening period.
In the second quarter, Nabisunsa improved on the ball movement piercing through the Pearl Queens’ defence as they reduced their deficit by four points (27-31) going into the long break.
Coming from halftime break, Nabisunsa kept the foot on the gas pedal as Martha Yikuru’s long effort beyond the paint concluded the third period as they took a one-point (44-43) lead.
In the final quarter, Nabisunsa kept composed as they limited the Pearl Queens to only six points as they ran away with a 10-point victory.
Martha Yikuru (16 points), Joyce Auma (16 points) and Abigail Mpoza led Nabisunsa’s scoring chart in double digits.
Jane Chisom (18 points) and Scovia Akello (12 points) scored double digits for the Pearl Queens.
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- Angels 22-80 JT Lady Jaguars
JT Lady Jaguars (11-1) concluded the first round of the regular season with a dominant victory against Angels.
JT Lady Jaguars secured a dominant 80-22 victory against Angels in the National Basketball League encounter at YMCA Court on Sunday.
Sudi Ulanga’s troops started on the front foot imploring a full-court press as they opened a huge 17-point (21-4) lead at the end of the opening period.
In the second quarter, the Angels spent six minutes without dropping a point until Joan Namatovu converted one of the attempts from the line. Angels continued to struggle at both sides of the court trailing 30 points going into the long break.
Coming from the halftime break, Angels tried to regroup and scored 10 points but their deficit extended to 44 points going into the final quarter.
In the fourth quarter, it was a one-way traffic as the Angels were limited to only two points as the Lady Jaguars ran away with a 58-point victory.
Priscillar Nambogo (15 points), Brenda Kayaga (13 points) , Shakirah Nanvubya (12 points) and Mercy Batamuliza (10 points) led the scoring for the Lady Jaguars in double digits.
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TNT got back on track in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup by adding to Terrafirma’s woes, 101-89, Saturday evening at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
The reigning champions got off to a 33-22 start and would lead by as many as 22 points during the third, but had to stave off the Dyip’s rally in the final frame before securing the bounce-back after a narrow loss to Meralco last Tuesday.
With the result, the Tropang 5G improved to 3-2 in the standings, joining Phoenix and Ginebra at the third spot as they all carry identical records.
Bol Bol led the way once more with 35 points and 14 rebounds plus four of the team’s seven blocks on his way to another Player of the Game citation.
Calvin Oftana backed him up with a double-double of his own with 20 points and 12 rebounds as the duo came through in repelling the opposition late.
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