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Dominant Talk ‘N Text leaves Meralco winless


The Talk N’ Text Tropang Texters defeated sister team Meralco Bolts to clinch its second win in the Smart Bro PBA Philippine Cup 105-91 at the Philsports Arena. It was Talk N’ Text’s second win this conference while Meralco continued its bad start with a third straight loss.

Meralco led the first quarter 13-14. However, Talk N’ Text made an 8-0 run afterwards and maintained their run to end the first quarter 33-16.

Talk N’ Text kept up the pressure in the second quarter while Meralco struggled to find a run of their own. The Tropang Texters extended their dominance and ended the first half with a resounding 60-38 advantage.

It was very much the same story in the second half as Talk N’ Text did not give Meralco a chance to impose themselves for a potential comeback. Meralco cut the lead to as much as 14 points but Talk N’ Text recovered when Harvey Carey restored their 20 point lead at 54-74. The lead was then cut to 13 by Meralco but Talk N’ Text prevailed in the end of the third when a buzzer beater from downtown was made by Matt Ganuelas-Rosser to take an 88-66 edge before the fourth quarter.

The fourth quarter was a matter of ball management by the Tropang Texters. Gary David provided a spark for Meralco with four straight points at 81-96. Nevertheless, a 5-0 run gave Talk N’ Text another 20 point lead and they eventually won 105-91.

Ganuelas-Rosser led Talk N’ Text with 19 followed by Moala Tautuaa’s 18 markers. Former UAAP Finals MVP Rabeh Al-Hussaini led Meralco at 16 while David and rookie Chris Newsome made 13.

The Scores:
Talk N’ Text (105) – Ganuelas-Rosser 19, Tautuaa 18, Castro 15, Rosario 14, Fonacier 9, Reyes 9, Carey 8, Miranda 4, Seigle 4, Aban 3, Rodriguez 2, Reyes 0.
Meralco Bolts (91)Al-Hussaini 16, David 13, Hodge 13, Newsome 13, Dillinger 11, Amer 8, Nabong 6, Alapag 4, Sedurifa 4, Faundo 2, Guevarra 1, Hugnatan 0.
Quarterscores:33-17, 60-38, 88-64, 105-91

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