Barangay Ginebra erased a 15-point deficit in opposition to Meralco to win, 89-84, and take a pivotal 3-2 lead within the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Sunday on the Mall of Asia Arena.
The Bolts had been main 59-44 on the 7:01 mark of the third interval however Barangay Ginebra went on a 10-0 run to chop its deficit down with 4:13 remaining within the stated body.
By the top of the third interval, Meralco solely had a slim 69-67 lead.
Meralco was main 79-73 on the 8:13 mark of the fourth interval earlier than Barangay Ginebra responded with a 9-0 run, six of which got here from Christian Standhardinger, to reclaim the lead.
The sport was as soon as once more tied at 82 with 4:24 remaining however a Japeth Aguilar floater and a Scottie Thompson triple gave Barangay Ginebra management of the sport till the ultimate buzzer.
Standhardinger completed with 34 factors, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists, whereas Maverick Ahanmisi had 13 factors for Ginebra.
Chris Banchero had 18 factors, six assists, and three boards, whereas Chris Newsome had 17 factors for the Bolts.
The scores:
Ginebra 89 – Standhardinger 34, Ahanmisi 13, J.Aguilar 10, Pringle 9, Tenorio 7, Pinto 5, Cu 5, Thompson 5, Pessumal 1, Onwubere 0, Murrell 0.
Meralco 84 – Banchero 18, Newsome 17, Hodge 14, Maliksi 13, Caram 8, Quinto 7, Almazan 4, Bates 3, Pascual 0, Torres 0, Dario 0.
Quarters: 22-19, 40-44, 67-69, 89-84.
—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
