Meralco withstood Barangay Ginebra's stubborn stand to score a 108-104 Game 2 victory, forcing a sudden death in their PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup quarterfinal best-of-three series on Friday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila.
Meralco withstood Barangay Ginebra 's stubborn stand to score a 108-104 Game 2 victory, forcing a sudden death in their PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup quarterfinal best-of-three series on Friday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila.The Bolts unleashed a spirited 15-3 bomb to grab a 12-point lead in the third canto. But the Gin Kings staged a comeback and came close to sending the game to overtime.
Ginebra took Game 1, 100-92. The win also marked Meralco's first against Ginebra in six meetings this season.Meralco forced a win-or-go home Game 3 against Ginebra set on Sunday, Feb. 9 at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City.Chris Newsome led Meralco with 24 points, Cliff Hodge had 17, Jansen Rios and Bong Quino chipped in 15 and 14, respectively.
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