ANTIPOLO — San Miguel leaned on a massive third-quarter explosion to send TNT skidding by way of a 110-95 victory and stretch its winning streak to six in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center here on Friday night.
The Beermen unloaded 39 points in the said period while limiting their long-time nemesis to just 14, turning a narrow halftime deficit to an 82-61 lead entering the fourth which they’d never relinquish en route to beating their foes anew.
It was their first meeting since last season’s all-Filipino Finals and the outcome was just as similar, with Coach Leo Austria and his charges clinching a quarterfinal berth this time as they improved to 6-2 in the standings.
They have also created a four-way tie at the no. 1 spot together with NLEX, Rain or Shine, and Converge, who earlier beat Magnolia.
CJ Perez starred for SMB with 33 points.
