After a shock loss towards Terrafirma Dyip per week in the past, the Meralco Bolts bounced again on the expense of Blackwater Bossing, 125-99, on Saturday on the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup on the Ynares Center in Antipolo.
It was wire-to-wire dominance for the Bolts, which survived Blackwater’s late rally within the fourth quarter when the latter trimmed their deficit to seven, 94-87, after a 91-78 finish to the third body in Meralco’s favor.
The Bolts nonetheless managed to construct the lead as much as 30, 125-95, late within the ultimate body after an 11-0 run with round three minutes left within the recreation.
Allein Maliksi went scorching from past the arc with six triples to tally 30 factors, whereas KJ Mcdaniels flirted with a triple-double after itemizing 24 markers, 15 boards, and eight dimes.
Blackwater reinforcement Shawn Glover made 20 factors, whereas RK Ilagan had 15 factors. Baser Amer and Jvee Casio added 14 and 13 factors, respectively.
On Thursday, the Bolts (3-1) will play the San Miguel Beermen on Thursday whereas Blackwater (1-3) will face Terrafirma Dyip.
The scores:
Meralco 125 – Maliksi 30, McDaniels 24, Black 19, Caram 18, Newsome 9, Pascual 6, Banchero 5, Almazan 4, Quinto 3, Hodge 2, Pasaol 0, Hugnatan 0.
Blackwater 99 – Glover 20, Ilagan 15, Amer 14, Casio 13, Rosario 11, Ular 8, Sena 6, Ayonayon 4, DiGregorio 4, Torralba 2, Taha 2, Banal 0, McCarthy 0, Hill 0.
Quarters: 31-22, 67-50, 91-78, 125-99.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
