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MANILA, Philippines – Meralco gets its first win in the PDLT myDSL PBA Philippine Cup after steamrolling past Air21, 112-79, on Wednesday, November 27 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
It was a heated shootout early in the first half, with Air21’s Renren Ritualo and Meralco’s Sunday Salvacion exchanging triples. From a 24-all deadlock, the Bolts were able to put a 30-12 juggernaut with Rey Guevarra, Sunday Salvacion, and John Wilson combining for 28 in the second period.
The Bolts led by 18 at the half, 54-36.
Air21 lost their steam while Meralco continued the assault in the second half with different players doing the damage. The Bolts’ suffocating defense enabled them to zoom to their biggest lead at 110-73 with just moments remaining in the fourth.
John Wilson scored a career-high 26 points including 16 in the first two quarters when Meralco started to break the game wide open. He shot a perfect 6 of 6 from 3-point land, while Reynel Hugnatan and Sunday Salvacion added 15 apiece.
Meralco picked their first win after 3 outings while Air21 remained at the bottom of the standings after going winless in as many games.
The scores:
Meralco (112) – Wilson 26, Salvacion 15, Hugnatan 15, Dillinger 13, Al-Hussaini 11, Cortez 8, David 7, Caram 6, Guevarra 6, Omolon 4, Allado 1, Sena 0.
Air 21 (79) – Ritualo 12, Yeo 10, Menor 8, Sharma 8, Atkins 8, Manuel 8, Custodio 7, Taulava 6, Canaleta 3, Jaime 2, Burtscher 2, Arboleda 2, Camson 2, Espiritu 1.
Quarters: 16-15, 54-36, 86-55, 112-79
– with reports from Levi Verora/Rappler.com
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