Macau concluded its maiden PBA campaign on a high after pulling off a 105-98 come-from-behind victory over the playoff-hunting Phoenix in the Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup, Wednesday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
The Black Knights leaned on the troika of Phoenix Shackelford, Jenning Leung, and Tony Mitchell for the 9-0 run toward a 101-93 lead with 2:40 left, turning the game around for good to ensure a triumphant finale for the guest team.
Leung top-scored for Macau with 32 points as his timely hits from afar enabled the crew to stay in the thick of it after finding themselves trailing by six early in the fourth. He shot six treys and also had three rebounds and five assists.
Ramon Cao had 23 points and six rebounds before fouling out late in the game. Shackelford made 13 points, with Mitchell scoring the same amount of points while hauling down 24 rebounds and chalking up four blocked shots.
Chao Xingzhao added 12 markers for the Black Knights, who finished the conference with three wins in the 12 games they played.
The Fuel Masters, on the other hand. fell to 6-5 following the collapse as their bid of punching a ticket to the quarterfinals got delayed.
