Barangay Ginebra averted a late recreation meltdown and took down the undermanned Bay Area Dragons, 101-91, in Game 5 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals on Sunday on the Mall of Asia Arena.
Bay Area was enjoying sans import Andrew Nicholson and Glen Yang within the pivotal recreation, which gathered a crowd of greater than 21,000.
Ginebra relied on a robust second quarter the place they outscored the Dragons, 31-19, to finish the primary half at 54-43, after trailing 24-23 on the finish of the primary interval.
The second half noticed Ginebra’s lead balloon to 18, 76-58, on the 2:36 mark of the third interval, which ultimately ended at 76-62. Ginebra continued to take management of the sport earlier than the lead was reduce to 5 factors, 91-86, with 2:18 left within the closing interval.
But back-to-back triples from Stanley Pringle gave Ginebra sufficient respiration room earlier than they reached the ultimate buzzer and took the 3-2 lead.
With the win, Ginebra moved a win away from the import-laden convention’s title.
Justin Brownlee exploded for 37 factors, eight rebounds, and two assists, whereas Stanley Pringle added 20 factors.
Hayden Blankley tallied 29 factors whereas Kobey Lam and Qilong Zheng made 16 and 15 factors, respectively.
Game 6 of the best-of-seven finals sequence will likely be performed on Wednesday on the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The scores:
Barangay Ginebra 101 – Brownlee 37, Pringle 20, Aguilar 12, Tenorio 8, Malonzo 7, Thompson 7, Standhardinger 5, Pinto 3, Gray 2, Mariano 0.
Bay Area 91 – Blankley 29, Lam 16, Zheng 15, Liu 10, Ewing 9, Song 5, Zhu 3, Reid 2, Ju 2.
Quarters: 23-24, 54-43, 76-62, 101-91.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
