Ahead of the PBA Draft, Fran Yu is already making an influence because the NorthPort Batang Pier accomplished a come-from-behind win towards Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, 101-95, on Saturday within the PBA On Tour on the Batangas City Coliseum.
The former Letran star led NorthPort with 21 factors, 13 of which got here within the fourth interval, and dished out eight assists.
Ginebra led by 15 on the finish of the primary interval, 32-17, earlier than the Batang Pier surged within the second quarter by scoring 28 factors whereas limiting Ginebra to only 9 factors to finish the primary half at 45-41 in NorthPort’s favor.
JM Calma and Paul Zamar chipped in 16 factors apiece, whereas Arvin Tolentino added 15 factors as NorthPort improved to 3-2.
Jeremiah Gray had 26 factors and 11 boards, whereas Von Pessumal had 16 factors. Both Nards Pinto and Aljon Mariano registered double-doubles with the previous posting 14 factors and 10 rebounds, whereas the latter had 10 factors and 10 boards. Ginebra went right down to 1-3 within the preseason tourney.
On Sunday, Meralco and Terrafirma will face off at 5 p.m., whereas San Miguel and Converge will battle at 7:30 pm on the Ynares Arena in Pasig City.
The scores:
NorthPort 101 – Yu 21, Zazmar 16, Calma 16, Tolentino 15, Munzon 8, Bauzon 8, Salado 8, Ayaay 5. Balagasay 2, Comboy 2, Gabriel 0, Olivario 0.
Ginebra 95 – Gray 26, Pessumal 16, David 15, Pinto 14, Mariano 10, R. Aguilar 9, Onwubere 3, Gumaru 2, Dillinger 0, Cu 0, Aurin 0.
Quarters: 17-32, 45-41, 68-63, 101-95.
—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
