ANTIPOLO – Converge took the scalp of another traditional contender following a 114-97 victory against Magnolia toward gaining a share of the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup leadership, Friday evening at the Ynares Center here.
Still on a high from beating Barangay Ginebra prior to the league’s FIBA break, the FiberXers fought back from an eight-point halftime deficit with a massive 72-point explosion in the second half en route to completing the upset.
The crew, more importantly, clinched a quarterfinal berth as they improved to 6-2, in the process joining NLEX and Rain or Shine atop the standings.
Coincidentally, the Road Warriors and the Elasto Painters are two of their next four opponents–games that could define their placing in the Magic 8.
Juan Gomez de Liano starred in the triumph with 27 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. Alec Stockton fired 23 points while Justine Baltazar notched another double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds plus two steals.
