PBA: Alaska survives Rain or Shine for third straight win

Vic Manuel makes his way to the basket. PBA IMAGES

MANILA, Philippines – Alaska has erased their poor conference start, notching a third win in a row after beating Rain or Shine, 89-88, on a hectic Thursday at the PBA Philippine Cup at AUF Gym.

The Aces, who started 0-2, have now built a 3-2 record and have also halted the Elasto Painters’ three-game winning streak.

Alaska had to beef up its defense in the final five seconds after JVee Casio couldn’t control Jeron Teng’s inning pass.

Rey Nambatac, who fought the entire game, faced three defenders, but his up and down layup, which could have won the game from Rain or Shine, bounced off the rim as time expired.

“You don’t want to turn it around like that, but these guys are good players and every team always has guys who stick around and hit big shots,” Aces head coach Jeffrey Cariaso said. “I challenge my guys to be focused and ready every second, it happens to the best.”

“JVee and Vic [Manuel] they are our leaders but they also make mistakes and we have to learn from these things ”.

The Elasto Painters had momentary control in the fourth with an 80-75 lead with 4:33 to play, but the Aces had a 10-0 run to take an 85-80 lead from Vic Manuel’s jump shot. with 1:43 to play.

Manuel then gave Alaska an 88-83 lead with another jump shot and a split from the charity line before Nambatac drained a 3 to put Rain or Shine at two, 88-86, with 39.4 seconds left. to play.

The Elasto Painters, who were undefeated, failed to move to second in the standings, but stayed in third with a 3-1 scorecard with the Aces, who are at 3-2, just behind them in the fourth. place.

Manuel led the Aces with 18 points and seven rebounds, while Teng had 13 points and eight assists.

Sidney Onwubere had 16 points, on 7 of 12 shots, to lead Rain or Shine.

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