Tyler Tio rose to the occasion as Phoenix outlasted TNT in overtime, 100-97, to move closer from clinching a quarterfinal spot in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the SMART Araneta Coliseum, Friday evening.
The deadshot guard showed nerves of steel in the clutch, banking in the marginal trifecta with 1.8 seconds left to play to save the Fuel Masters after the crew lost Ricci Rivero due to a deep cut he suffered off a Jayson Castro foul.
The Tropang 5G went to Roger Pogoy for the game-winning four afterward but missed and the crew of Coach Charles Tiu would go on to heave a sigh of relief as they chalked up their sixth win, thus inching nearer to the Final Eight.
Tio finished with 14 points in the win that also served as a fitting welcome to returning import Johnathan Williams.
