Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)

Meralco, playing their penultimate game in the eliminations, snapped NLEX's 6-game winning streak 108-92. Chris Newsome scored 21 and CJ Cansino added 20 points to lead the charge for the Bolts, who now have an even 5-5 win-loss record. 

Robert Bolick scored 22 to topscore for the Road Warriors, who is now joined by San Miguel, who won earlier in the evening, in 2nd place with a 6-2 record.

June Mar Fajardo of San Miguel had 17 points and 13 rebounds and 6 others scored at least 11 in SMB's 115-78 thumping of listless Blackwater Bossing.

The Beermen (6-2) have won their last 3 games, all in dominant fashion (31.67 winning average) to remain within striking distance of the leaders. Blackwater has lost 5 straight (1-7 overall)

Magnolia pulled away from a tight contest with an 11-0 run midway through the fourth and held on to a 106-97 win over NorthPort Batang Pier. Zavier Lucero topscored for the Hotshots with 20 points to lead 5 other players in double figures.

William Navarro had a game-high 27 points for NorthPort.

 

Japeth Aguilar hit a 2-point jumper with just one second remaining to lift Barangay Ginebra to a tough 101-99 win over Blackwater Bossing. Aguilar finished with 22 points and 6 rebounds to lead Ginebra. Scottie Thompson added 18 points and 10 assists. Troy Rosario also finished with 18.

Sedrick Barefield scored 32 points and RK Ilagan 24 to lead Blackwater.

Robert bolick flirted with a triple double, finishing with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists, leading the NLEX Road Warriors to an 88-83 win over Converge FiberXers.

The win put NLEX in a tie for 1st place with idle Magnolia with 6-1 win-loss slates.

Converge, lead by another double-double from big men Justine Baltazar (21 points 10 rebs) and Justin Araña (12points, 12 rebounds) fell to 5-4.

Roger Pogoy scored 35 points, Poy Erram added 31 and Calvin Oftana 28 as the TNT Tropang Giga holds off Rain or Shine to extend their winning streak to 4 games. 

Rain or Shine, who defeated league-leading Magnolia in their last game, got off to a hot start, leading by as much 13 points early in the second quarter.

A 22-5 run early in the 4th, capped by a Pogoy jumper, gave TNT a 101-89 lead, enough to hold off Rain or Shine's last ditch efforts to come back

Chris Newsome had 19 points (8/15 FG shooting), 7 rebounds and 4 steals as the Meralco Bolts got back in the win column handing Blackwater Bossing a 103-85 defeat.

The San Miguel Beermen showed no mercy, beating Terrafirma Dyip by 39 points. Seven players, led by CJ Perez and Moala Tautuaa with 17 points each, scored in double figures for SMB. Rodney Brondial also had a monster game for SMB, scoring 16 points and grabbing 22 rebounds. Terrafirma's big-time struggles continue as they've lost six straight games, all by at least 20 points.