San Miguel rises to 5-0 after trouncing Rain or Shine

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San Miguel rises to 5-0 after trouncing Rain or Shine
The Beermen maintain their sparkling 5-0 record, while the Painters find themselves with a 4-3 record

MANILA, Philippines – Charles Rhodes bucked foul trouble and uncorked 26 points and grabbed 6 rebounds to lead the San Miguel Beermen to a 111-98 win over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the 2017 PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Saturday, April 22 at the Mall of Asia Arena.

The Beermen maintained their sparkling 5-0 record as Gabby Espinas contributed 15 points – 10 of which he poured in the fourth as San Miguel pulled away – along with 8 boards, 4 assists, and two steals in the victory.

June Mar Fajardo tallied 14 markers and 8 boards while Alex Cabagnot once again came close to a triple-double with 14 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and two steals.

Arwind Santos and Marcio Lassiter had 13 and 12 points, respectively, as Chris Ross settled with 10 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, two steals, and a block.

Rain or Shine got a double-double of 24 points plus 10 rebounds from import Shawn Taggart as well as a combined 32 points from gunners Jeff Chan and Maverick Ahanmisi.

James Yap and Jericho Cruz registered 13 and 11 points, respectively, but the Painters still find themselves with a 4-3 record. 

Scores:

San Miguel (111): Rhodes 26, Espinas 15, Cabagnot 14, Fajardo 14, Santos 13, Lassiter 12, Ross 10, De Ocampo 5, Heruela 2, Garcia 0.

Rain or Shine (98): Taggart 24, Ahanmisi 16, Chan 16, Yap 13, Cruz 11, Belga 8, Norwood 5, Ponferada 5, Tolomia 0, Tiu 0, Almazan 0, Washington 0. 

Quarter scores: 26-23, 57-44, 82-68, 111-98.

– Rappler.com

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