PBA: Magnolia punches semis ticket, boots out TNT

Top seed Magnolia didn’t waste its twice-to-beat benefit, displaying the door to TNT with a 109-94 victory of their heated quarterfinal affair on Wednesday within the PBA Commissioner’s Cup on the PhilSports Arena.

The Hotshots, who completed the elimination spherical with a powerful 9-2 slate, will head to the semifinals the place they are going to tackle both Meralco or Phoenix Super LPG.

Even in the event that they have been armed with an edge, the win didn’t come off simple for the Hotshots after trailing early on earlier than they discovered their groove again within the second, outscoring the Triple Giga 29 to 21 to take a 50-44 cushion on the half.

Points simply began snowballing from then on for the wards of head coach Chito Victolero as they went ballistic within the fourth, establishing a lead as massive as 19, 91-72, with Tyler Bey, Ian Sangalang, and Mark Barroca displaying the best way.

TNT staged a fightback with the backcourt duo of rookie Kim Aurin and veteran RR Pogoy pulling them to inside single digit at 97-89. 

Bey, nonetheless, accomplished a three-point play earlier than Mark Barroca soared for a jumper to mainly seal the seal, 104-91, with nonetheless 1:40 to go.

—JKC, GMA Integrated News