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MANILA, Philippines – TNT KaTropa won their third game in the 2017 PBA Philippine Cup with a blowout of the Phoenix Fuel Masters, 117-98, on Friday, December 16, at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Cubao.
Coming off a loss to the Meralco Bolts, TNT raced off to a 15-point lead after the first two quarters and cruised the rest of the way to improve its record to 3-2. Phoenix, which was coming off a blowout defeat to Star, dropped to 2-3 in the conference.
TNT had 5 players score in double-figures. Kelly Williams continued his impressive start to the season with 18 points and 10 boards, while Jayson Castro produced 18 points and 4 assists off the bench.
Troy Rosario finished with 17 points and 9 rebounds, while Kris Rosales and Moala Tautuaa accounted for 14 and 11 points, respectively.
As a team, the KaTropa shot 46% from the field and went 9-of-28 from downtown.
Mark Borboran led Phoenix with 18 points while rookie Matthew Wright finished with 17 points. Cyrus Baguio added 15 points in the losing effort for the Fuel Masters, who turned the ball over 29 times.
Scores:
TNT (117): Williams 18, Castro 18, Rosario 17, Rosales 14, Tautuaa 11, Carey 8, Pogoy 7, reyes 7, De Ocampo 5, Rosser 5, Tamsi 5, Golla 2, Sumalinog 0
Phoenix (98): Borboran 18, Wright 17, Baguio 15, Intal 11, Alolino 10, Caperal 9, Enciso 6, Miranda 4, Wilson J. 3, Wilson W. 3, Hayes 2, Javillonar 0, Lanete 0, Torres 0
Quarter scores: 28-22, 60-45, 90-69, 117-98 – Rappler.com
– Rappler.com
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