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MANILA – Meralco scored his first victory of the Philippine Basketball Association season after defeating Alaska, 93-81, on Wednesday night at the University of Angeles Foundation Sports and Cultural Center.
The Bolts pulled away for good after opening the fourth quarter on a 12-0 streak as they rejected a third-quarter rally from the Aces.
Allein Maliksi scored 17 points on 6 of 9 shooting, four rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block from the bench for Meralco.
Baser Amer added 15 points, three rebounds and three assists.
Jeron Teng scored 25 points on 9 of 11 shots, seven rebounds, two assists and one steal, but it wasn’t enough as Alaska fell to 0-2.
Scores:
Meralco 93 – Maliksi 17, Amer 15, Hugnatan 13, Hodge 11, Black 8, Newsome 6, Jose 6, Quinto 5, Pinto 5, Almazan 5, Faundo 2
Alaska 81 – Teng 25, Manuel 18, Herndon 8, Publico 8, DiGregorio 6, Tratter 6, Brondial 5, Galliguez 3, Ayaay 2, Casio 0, Ebona 0, Andrada 0
Quarterscores: 29-23, 49-35, 65-58, 93-81 (PNA)
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