MANILA, Philippines — San Miguel Beer rediscovered its form that made the team the top seed, torching Terrafirma, 110-91, in their knockout quarterfinal duel to seal a spot in the PBA Philippine Cup best-of-five semifinal series on Wednesday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
Forced to a nip-and-tuck first half, the Beermen flaunted their full offensive might in the last two periods to deal the knockout against the pesky Dyip and avoid the ignominy of bowing to the eighth seeded ballclub of coach John Cardel.The win got San Miguel's title aspirations back on track and moved forward to the Finals Four where the team faces the winner of the Rain or Shine-TNT quarterfinal series.
Seven-time league Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo threw his weight around the Dyip's frontcourt on the way to a 20-20 effort of 25 points and 22 rebounds.The Kraken had 21 points in the final half as he completely dominated the paint.Terrence Romeo exploded for 19 markers, while Don Trollano added 14 of his 18 in the second half.Jericho Cruz had 11 points for the Beermen.
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