Ross, Tautuaa carry SMB; Phoenix wins

San Miguel Beer leaned on Chris Ross’s decisive game in overtime and the double-double effort of man-mountain Moala Tautuaa to clinch a 90-88 overtime victory over the Blackwater Elite game yesterday, November 3, 2020.

Visibly unaccustomed to the 10 a.m. start, the Beermen overcame sloppy play to outrun the elite in the first game of the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup first quadruple header at the University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center of Angels with Smart 5G technology. “It is very difficult to play a morning game. Players’ body clock has yet to be adjusted. So we are lucky that we were able to win this game. We are lucky that the taking of Tolomia with the Ave Maria did not enter, ”Austria said. “I give credit to the players, although it is difficult for them to get up earlier and play a game (in the morning). They showed their commitment and we were able to carry this through. “In the second game of the day, Phoenix Super LPG continued to show its power to defeat Terrafirma Dyip, 116-94 without a win. The Super LPG (5 wins, 3 losses) amounted to a tied for fifth place with the Alaska Aces (5-3). Leading the standings are TNT Tropang Giga (5-1), Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (4-1), San Miguel Beermen (5-2) and Barangay Ginebra (4-2) The other teams include Meralco Bolts (3-3), Blackwater Elite (2-4), Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok (2-4), NLEX Road Warriors (2-5), NorthPort Batang Pier ( 1-4) and Terrafirma (0-6). SMB guard Ross did very well in overtime as he scored five points to fuel a final 6-0 streak that led the Beermen to victory. Tautuaa scored a double-double of 26 points and 14 rebounds to propel the Beermen to their fourth win in a row and move them closer to the quarterfinals with their 5-2 win-loss scorecard. ite, who last played on October 22, suffered his third loss in a row. Wright hit a 3-pointer, almost six feet from the 3-point line, to bring Phoenix’s lead to 112-83 to virtually settle the game’s outcome with more than 4 minutes left to play. Wright had another explosive night to finish with 33 points, 6 assists, 5 steals and 4 rebounds to earn Player of the Game honors. The Phoenix guard said his teammates benefited from the long layoff and were happy to recover from their heartbreaking loss to the Aces a few days ago.

“We were lucky to have 4 days to prepare for this game even with everything that was going on. I felt that we were well rested. We had a few days to prepare. We really did shoot Alaska in the foot. But we had time to prepare and turn things around, ”Wright said. Super LPG completely outplayed and outplayed the demoralized Dyip. At one point in the fourth period, Terrafirma coach Johnedel Cardel smashed his slate on hard court because he was disgusted by his players’ lack of effort. Super LPG got a boost from another returning veteran in Alex Mallari, who played his first match in the Philippine Cup. Just a few games ago, Calvin Abueva also rejoined Phoenix. Mallari finished with 6 points, 3 assists and 1 rebound.

Game 1 scores:

Beer San Miguel 90—Moala Tautuaa 26, Marcio Lassiter 12, Alex Cabagnot 11, Von Pessumal 10, Arwind Santos 9, Chris Ross 8, Paul Zamar 4, Billy Mamaril 3, Wendell Comboy 0.

Blackwater Elite 88—Ed Daquioag 20, Mike Tolomia 17, Don Trollano 10, Frank Golla 10, Niño Canaleta 8, Ron Dennison 7, Matt Salem 6, Richard Escoto 5, Jonjon Gabriel 3, Roi Sumang 2, Maurice Shaw 0, Marion Magat 0, Diego Darius 0.

Quarter Scores: 20-27, 41-41, 66-59, 84-84, 90-88 OT.

Game 2 scores:

Phoenix Super LPG 116—Matthew Wright 33, RJ Jazul 16, Jason Perkins 14, Brian Heruela 14, Calvin Abueva 12, Justin Chua 10, Alex Mallari 6, JC Intal 4, RR García 3, Jorey Napoles 2, Jansen Rios 2, Dave Marcelo 0, Mike Gamboa 0.

Terrafirma Dyip 94—CJ Perez 32, Juami Tiongson 15, Eric Camson 11, Aldrech Ramos 9, Roosevelt Adams 6, Joseph Gabayni 5, Philip Cahilig 4, Christian Balagasay 4, Rashawn McCarthy 3, Bonbon Batiller 3, Reden Celda 2, Keith Agovida 0, Glenn Khobuntin 0, JP Calvo 0, Jeepy Faundo 0.

Quarterly scores: 23-26, 59-55, 86-71, 116-94.