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Converge survives San Miguel to keep playoff bonus bid alive
Converge survived San Miguel, 100-97, on Wednesday in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila to keep its hopes for a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals alive.
The FiberXers finished the elimination round with a 7-4 record while the Beermen's four-game winning streak came to an end as they slipped to 7-3 ahead of their match against NorthPort.
Scores:
Converge 100 – Winston 25, Arana 21, Delos Santos 13, Stockton 7, Baltazar 7, R. Santos 6, B.Santos 6, Garcia 5, Racal 3, Caralipio 2, Corpuz 0.
San Miguel 97 – Fajardo 17, Perez 17, Tautuaa 14, Tiongson 13, Rosales 11, Cruz 8, Teng 4, Trollano 4, Lassiter 3, Cahilig 3, Brondial 3, Ross 0.
Quarters: 19-12, 53-37, 70-68, 100-97.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
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