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MANILA, Philippines – The Star Hotshots took full advantage of the Meralco Bolts going ice cold in the fourth quarter to come away with a 108-90 win in the 2017 PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Wednesday, May 24 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The Bolts went scoreless for the first 7 minutes of the payoff period, converting their first two points only on the 5:02 mark thanks to Kelly Nabong. And by then the Hotshots had already established a 19-point lead.
Star solidified its hold of the top spot with an 8-2 record and their fourth straight win, while erstwhile league-leader Meralco lost back-to-back games and slipped to 7-3.
Ricardo Ratliffe topscored for the Hotshots with 32 points to go with 13 rebounds while Paul Lee and Mark Barroca chipped in 16 and 12 points, respectively.
Chris Newsome logged the heaviest minutes for Meralco at over 39 while scoring a team-high 25 points on top of 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals.
Kelly Nabong again provided quality minutes off the bench with 17 points as Jared Dillinger added 15 markers.
Import Alex Stephenson was quiet with just 9 points on 4-of-7 shooting and only 9 rebounds in over 31 minutes as he battled foul trouble. He also had 6 turnovers.
Scores:
Star (108): Ratliffe 32, Lee 16, Barroca 12, Maliksi 11, Jalalon 10, Sangalang 8, Simon 7, Brondial 3, Reavis 3, Abundo 2, Melton 2, Ramos 2, Dela Rosa 0, Javier 0.
Meralco (90): Newsome 25, Nabong 17, Dillinger 15, Stepheson 9, Caram 9, Hodge 5, Amer 4, Chua 2, Daquioag 2, Hugnatan 2, Lanete 0, Uyloan 0, Faundo 0.
Quarter scores: 27-15, 54-45, 81-75, 108-90.
– Rappler.com
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