ANTIPOLO — Sedrick Barefield and new guy Robert Upshaw III dealt the killer blows from deep as Blackwater stunned Magnolia, 97-91, to barge into the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup win column on Sunday evening.
The Bossing faced a furious Hotshots fightback down the stretch but the tandem came through, with the combo guard nailing a trifecta to push their lead back to six points, 87-81, with 1:59 remaining in the game.
And shortly after Ian Sangalang replied with a trey of his own, Upshaw was there to strike the dagger with a four to make it a 91-84 spread 58.6 seconds left–much to the delight of the crowd at the Ynares Center here.
Free throws by RK Ilagan, Christian David, and Barefield were all enough for Blackwater to secure their first win after suffering back-to-back losses to start the midseason joust.
