San Miguel revitalized its quarterfinal hopes in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup following a 103-92 come-from-behind victory over Meralco in another meeting between rivals at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Tuesday night.
The Beermen fell to a blazing 19-2 start by the Bolts but managed to recover, and turned things around in the third before seizing full control in the deciding period on the way to bouncing back from a stunning loss to Blackwater.
Don Trollano powered the pivotal 10-2 run for the 90-79 lead with less than nine minutes to go to swing the momentum in their favor for good, and that proved to be a cushion good enough to ward off their foes’ late-game fightback.
Bennie Boatwright, June Mar Fajardo, and CJ Perez all came through with the finishing touches in the final 53 seconds en route to climbing at no. 7 in the standings, dislodging Magnolia (4-5) as they improved to 5-5.
