MANILA, Philippines–On the verge of a meltdown, San Miguel on Friday evening hit all of the necessary pictures within the crunch to will the Beermen previous Barangay Ginebra in time beyond regulation, 131-125, and stage the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals to a sport apiece.
Terrence Romeo was on the forefront of that resolute stand at Good Araneta Coliseum, serving to climate one Gin Kings battle again after one other along with his conference-best 26 factors.
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SCHEDULE: 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals
“Recreation 1, we weren’t within the circulate of the offense that’s why our protection was actually dangerous. We had been scrambling loads. Now we knew the place the ball ought to be going. June Mar (Fajardo) did an awesome job passing the ball to our shooters,” mentioned head coach Jorge Gallent, whose costs led by 13 at one level within the contest.
“Our ball motion was nice. Our protection was good as properly. We had been capable of execute higher each time we made a cease,” mentioned Romeo, who scored 13 within the fourth after which added 9 of his whole 28 within the additional interval.
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EJ Anosike completed with 35 factors and 9 rebounds, whereas CJ Perez had 28 factors, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists for the Beermen, who averted happening right into a 0-2 rut within the best-of-seven semifinal showdown.
Justin Brownlee had 39 factors, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists, whereas Japeth Aguilar led three extra locals in chipping in double-digit scores within the shedding stand.
The company siblings battle for the sequence lead in Recreation 3 this Sunday, which can be held in Dasmariñas Cavite.
The Scores (OT):
SAN MIGUEL 131 – Anosike 35, Perez 28, Romeo 26, Fajardo 23, Lassiter 12, Cruz 5, Tautuaa 2, Ross 0, Rosales 0, Trollano 0, Enciso 0, Manuel 0.
GINEBRA 125 – Brownlee 39, J.Aguilar 29, Thompson 16, Ahanmisi 15, Holt 14, Abarrientos 4, Tenorio 3, Cu 2, Devance 2, Pinto 1, Pessumal 0, Adamos 0.
Quarterscores: 22-24, 51-47, 85-76, 110-110, 131-125.