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Meralco went for a strong third quarter and maintained his composure against an annoying NLEX run in the fourth to defeat the Road Warriors 101-92 in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup on Friday at the University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center. of Angeles.
Chris Newsome had 16 points, six rebounds and six dimes, while Allein Maliksi added 17 and seven rebounds for the Bolts, who posted their first consecutive conference wins to improve to 3-2.
It was a back-and-forth battle between the two teams to start the second half before Meralco’s offense heated up and built an 11-point lead, 73-62, just before the third quarter ended.
NLEX, who topped Kiefer Ravena’s 14 points in the fourth quarter, stayed alive and came close to four, 94-90, to turn it into a ball game, but Newsome responded with a big jump with 2:03 left. to give the Bolts an advantage. six points of advantage that they would never give the rest of the way.
Maliksi then buried a great 3-pointer with 1:20 left to essentially put the game out of reach.
Raymond Almazan added 11 points and nine rebounds off the bench, while Baser Amer also threw 11.
NLEX, who fell to 1-4 in the standings, had 30 on 10 of 15 pitches from Ravenna. Anthony Semerad contributed 16 and eight boards, while Kevin Alas finished with 10 and five dimes.
