San Miguel Beer overcame a spirited rally by Converge to escape with a 102-95 victory in Game 1 of their PBA Season 49 Governors' Cup best-of-five quarterfinal series on Thursday night at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila.
San Miguel Beer overcame a spirited rally by Converge to escape with a 102-95 victory in Game 1 of their PBA Season 49 Governors' Cup best-of-five quarterfinal series on Thursday night at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila. Lead ing by as many as 16 points inside the final four minutes, the FiberXers uncorked a 14-2 exchange as they threatened at 95-99 with just 44 seconds to go.
New import EJ Anosike delivered big in his debut game for the Beermen after taking the spot of the injured Jordan Adams. He registered an all-around effort of 28 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists.The Nigerian reinforcement tag-teamed well with eight-time league Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo, who earned Best Player of the game honors after churning out 25 points, 16 rebounds and three assists.CJ Perez and Kris Rosales each scored 11 for the Beermen, who held a 60-47 rebounding edge.
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