Barangay Ginebra San Miguel stretched its profitable streak to 3 after holding off Terrafirma, 114-106, on Friday within the PBA On Tour on the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
Ginebra needed to mount a comeback after Ed Daquioag’s triple gave the Dyip a 101-93 cushion almost midway by the fourth interval. But Nard Pinto, Jeremiah Gray, Jayson David, and Aljon Mariano mixed for a 9-0 run for Ginebra, which took the lead again at 102-101.
Daquioag and Isaac Go countered with 5 unanswered factors for a 106-102 Terrafirma lead.
Von Pessumal then fired a three-pointer of his personal earlier than Gray gave Ginebra the lead again, 107-106, with 2:05 left.
Mariano then knocked down back-to-back baskets to guide the ending kick.
Mariano starred with a double-double outing of 25 factors and 11 rebounds with 4 assists, three steals, and one block whereas Pessumal and Gray chipped in 17 and 16 markers.
Ginebra improved to 4-3 whereas Terrafirma dropped to 3-5.
Earlier, Rain or Shine bounced again after taking down Converge, 127-110, behind stable performances from Anton Asistio and Shaun Ildefonso.
Asistio shone from the bench with 20 factors, two rebounds, and two assists whereas Ildefonso churned out 19 markers, three boards, and one dime because the Elasto Painters improved to 5-1.
The FiberXers, then again, slid to 3-4.
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News
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