The Meralco Bolts showed no signs of fatigue and pulled away in the fourth quarter to take Game 1 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals at the expense of the San Miguel Beermen, 93-86, Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
MANILA, Philippines -- The Meralco Bolts showed no signs of fatigue and pulled away in the fourth quarter to take Game 1 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals over the San Miguel Beermen , 93-86, Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
With Meralco trailing by three, 72-75, early on in the fourth quarter, the All-Filipino Cup championship round first-timers uncorked a 17-6 run to go up by eight, 89-81, with 3:24 remaining.A big jumper by Raymond Almazan, followed by a putback by Banchero off a Newsome missed triple, put the finishing touches to the game.
Bong Quinto and Allein Maliksi chipped in 15 markers apiece. Cliff Hodge also recorded seven points, 15 rebounds, two blocks and a steal. Filipino PGA Tour rookie Rico Hoey earned his first major start with a strong third-place finish in one of the sectional qualifiers...
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