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Barangay Geneva made amends for a spotty defensive performance going into the second half and held off Blackwater, 103-99, at the 2020 PBA Philippines Cup on Thursday at the University of Angeles Foundation Gymnasium in Pampanga. .
After allowing the Elite to shoot 39 points in the third quarter, the Gin Kings clinched and regained control in the final period to improve to 2-0 in the standings, tying their fellow league leaders TNT and Phoenix in the top.
But Geneva still had to endure some tense moments in the last minute before coming out with the victory, needing a free kick from Jared Dillinger in the final 8.8 seconds to basically finish and put the game out of the reach of the elite.
Prince Caperal was an unlikely stabilizing presence for Geneva and led five double digit scorers with 24 points built around 5 of 8 3s. He also took six boards and handed out three dimes.
Stanley Pringle added 17 points, Thompson posted a full line of 14-7-7, while Jeff Chan and Japeth Aguilar added 12 and 11 each.
