Terrafirma finally broke through in the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup by catching a big fish in TNT, 84-72, on Thursday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
After extremely narrow losses to Magnolia and Converge, the Dyip tasted a win, at last, after a harrowing 0-8 start into the conference — its first as well since dragging San Miguel to a sudden death in last season’s Philippine Cup quarterfinals.
Stanley Pringle led the way with 18 points as he spearheaded the fourth-quarter rally, where they erased a slim deficit and took control all the way despite losing import Antonio Hester in the same period due to an apparent hand injury.
Together, the team snapped the Tropang Giga’s five-game winning streak although the reigning champions are assured of the top seed in Group A at 7-2.
