Phoenix finally broke through into the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup win column by becoming the first to hand NorthPort its first loss of the conference by way of a 114-109 decision on Tuesday night at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
RJ Jazul and Kenneth Tuffin connived to push their lead to a decade’s worth, 112-102, with 1:47 remaining, but the Fuel Masters still needed to ward off a late Batang Pier comeback attempt to finally taste a victory after four failed tries.
“We cannot go 0-5,” said Jazul.
Donovan Smith top-scored for Phoenix with 32 points and 14 rebounds.
