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Mo Tautuaa scored 23 points as San Miguel Beer came back from a double-digit deficit in the second half to beat Meralco 89-82 in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday at AUF Sports Arena in Angeles City, Pampanga.
The Beermen, who have won 3 in a row, raised their record to 4-2, while the Bolts dropped to 3-3.
Meralco had a 15-2 run in the third quarter to go up 67-54 and enter the fourth with a 9-point lead.
But San Miguel responded with a 17-2 run between the third and fourth quarters to regain the 74-71 lead, a rally capped by a triple by Von Pessumal at the 9:18 mark of the quarter.
After Meralco forward Reynel Hugnatan’s basket cut San Miguel’s lead to 86-82 near the final 2 minutes, the Bolts were unable to score any more, with Chris Ross’ 3-pointer 19 seconds from the end marking the final countdown. .
Arwind Santos added 17 points, 11 rebounds and 2 steals for the final with 3 triples, Ross contributed 12 points and 5 steals, while Marcio Lassiter had 12 points and 3 steals for San Miguel.
Baser Amer finished with 17 points to lead Meralco.
PBA, PBA bubble, 2020 PBA Philippine Cup, All-Filipino Conference, Meralco, San Miguel Beer
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