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In a battle for the solo top spot in Group B, Rain or Shine bounces back in style from its buzzer-beating loss to San Miguel in the first round of the PBA Governors’ Cup
MANILA, Philippines – After a heartbreaking loss to San Miguel in the first round, Rain or Shine finally pulled it off against the Beermen in the PBA Governors’ Cup.
In a battle for the solo top spot in Group B, the Elasto Painters got back at the Beermen in style with a convincing 122-112 win at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Thursday, September 19.
It was a rematch of their nail-biting opening-round encounter, where June Mar Fajardo sank a game-winning jumper at the buzzer to lift San Miguel to a 113-112 escape.
As expected, Rain or Shine flaunted its depth as six players scored in double figures, with Andrei Caracut leading the charge with 20 points.
Rain or Shine import Aaron Fuller got the job done on both ends as he produced a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds, while limiting the eight-time PBA MVP Fajardo to 14 points on 7-of-13 shooting.
Beau Belga and Adrian Nocum came up with 16 points apiece, while Gian Mamuyac and Gabe Norwood added 12 and 10, respectively, for Rain or Shine, which improved its record to 7-2 with only one game left in its elimination round schedule.
“We got contributions from all people we put in, it’s really team effort,” said Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao.
“After a long time, we finally got lucky,” added Guiao in Filipino as the Elasto Painters also snapped a 12-game losing skid to the powerhouse Beermen.
The Elasto Painters pulled away from the Beermen late in the third period as back-to-back triples by Belga and Leonard Santillan put them ahead by 12 points, 97-85, with 30 seconds to go in the quarter.
Rain or Shine then led by its largest at 15 points, 105-90, off a Mamuyac jumper at the 10:09 mark of the final frame.
A 6-0 run by the Beermen got them back within single digits, 96-105, but the nine-point deficit was the closest they could get in the fourth quarter as the Elasto Painters continued to fire on all cylinders.
CJ Perez led San Miguel with 27 points, while Terrence Romeo poured in 24 markers, 16 coming in the second quarter.
Import Jordan Adams also produced 24 points for San Miguel, which fell to a 6-3 card — tied with the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings.
Prior to this loss, San Miguel obliterated Ginebra by 49 points, 131-82, last Sunday, September 15.
The Scores
Rain or Shine 122 – Caracut 20, Fuller 17, Belga 16, Nocum 16, Mamuyac 12, Norwood 10, Lemetti 8, Clarito 7, Santillan 6, Ildefonso 5, Tiongson 3, Asistio 2.
San Miguel 112 – Perez 27, Romeo 24, Adams 24, Fajardo 14, Trollano 6, Cruz 5, Manuel 4, Lassiter 3, Ross 3, Teng 2.
Quarters: 33-32, 61-59, 97-88, 122-112.
– Rappler.com
