Clint Chapman proved to be the difference as Magnolia averted disaster and came away with the 95-89 victory to drag Meralco to a rubber match in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals, Wednesday night.
The American big man finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds in an outing highlighted by the tie-breaking trifecta for the 87-84 lead with 2:37 left, which gave them control again and for good after squandering a 19-point advantage.
The locals would then come through afterward, with Zav Lucero, Jerom Lastimosa, and Paul Lee delivering the final touches to keep their conference alive–and continuing what’s been a solid turnaround thus far.
Coach LA Tenoriio and his men have now won their fourth straight dating back to the latter part of the eliminations, and they’d definitely want to keep steam-rolling in the sudden death this Saturday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.
