The 2024–25 PBA Philippine Cup continued on Sunday with a pair of games at the spanking new Ynares Center – Montalban. Here’s a recap of what happened:
San Miguel Dominates Terrafirma as Lesser Lights Dominate
Up against the seemingly hapless and hopeless Terrafirma Dyip, the San Miguel Beermen this time turned to their shock troopers, who delivered superb performances in leading the many-time champs to a 128-89 stomping of their lowly adversaries.
Rodney Brondial and Mo Tautaa typified this dynamic, with the former firing 17 points on a perfect 7-for-7 clip and the latter scattering 16 markers on top of a new career-high 22 boards. Jericho Cruz added 11, while Jeron Teng and JM Calma chipped in 8 apiece to power San Miguel’s wire-to-wire domination. Old-reliables CJay Perez and June Mar Fajardo finished with 17 and 12, respectively.
Mark Nonoy’s 24 points led Terrafirma, with Stanley Pringle adding 17. Louie Sangalang put up 10 as he continued his fine play in this 2024–25 PBA Philippine Cup. Their efforts, however, could not keep the Dyip from skidding to their seventh straight loss after their opening-day win.
San Miguel, meanwhile, climbed to 5-2, a game ahead of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and within striking distance of early leaders NLEX Road Warriors and Magnolia Hotshots. The top four teams after the eliminations in the 2024–25 PBA Philippine Cup will get a twice-to-beat incentive in the playoffs,
The scores:
San Miguel (128) – Perez 17, Tautuaa 17, Brondial 16, Tiongson 13, Fajardo 12, Trollano 12, Cruz 11, Teng 8, Calma 8, Rosales 7, Lassiter 4, Cahilig 3, Ross 0
Terrafirma (89) – Nonoy 24, Pringle 17, Sangalang 10, Zaldivar 9, Paraiso 7, Catapusan 7, Ramos 5, Melecio 5, Olivario 3, Ferrer 2, Hernandez 0, Hanapi 0
Up Next:
San Miguel vs. Blackwater Bossing on May 25 (PhilSports Arena)
Terrafirma vs. Converge FiberXers on May 28 (PhilSports Arena)
Rain or Shine Outguns Magnolia with Red-Hot Shooting
The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters leaned on some pin-point shooting to ambush the erstwhile unbeaten Magnolia Hotshots, 119-105 in the jampacked venue of over 8,000 fans.
Rain or Shine was so hot from deep that all 12 players Yeng Guiao fielded in made at least one, with Jhonard Clarito, Beau Belga, and Keith Datu all nailing two long bombs. Leading the way for the Elasto Painters, though, was Adrian Nocum’s 20 markers on a hyper-efficient 7-for-9 clip. Leonard Santillan added 17 on 6-for-8 shooting, while Clarito, Belga, and Datu dropped 14, 10, and 7, respectively. In all, Guiao’s wards shot 51.9% overall and 54% from deep.
Zav Lucero led the way for Magnolia with 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks, while Mark Barroca and Ian Sangalang had 15 apiece. Jed Mendoza added 11 for the Hotshots, who just couldn’t stop Rain or Shine’s offensive onslaught.
With the victory, Rain or Shine climbed to the top four, tying Ginebra at 4-2 after a long break. Magnolia, in contrast absorbed its first defeat in the 2024–25 PBA Philippine Cup after six straight wins.
The scores:
Rain or Shine (119) – Nocum 20, Santillan 17, Clarito 14, Lemetti 11, Datu 10, Mamuyac 9, Malonzo 8, Tiongson 8, Caracut 7, Belga 7, Ildefonso 5, Norwood 3
Magnolia (105) – Lucero 17, Sangalang 15, Barroca 15, Mendoza 11, Lee 7, Ahanmisi 7, Lastimosa 6, Alfaro 6, Eriobu 5, Abueva 5, Dela Rosa 4, Escoto 3, Dionisio 2, Laput 2, Reavis 0
Up Next:
Rain or Shine vs. TNT Tropang 5G on May 21 (Ynares Center – Antipolo)
Magnolia vs. NorthPort Batang Pier on May 24 (Candon City Arena, Ilocos Sur)
2024–25 PBA Philippine Cup Continues
The 2024–25 PBA Philippine Cup continues on Wednesday, this time at Ynares Center Antipolo. The curtain-raiser will see the Meralco Bolts take on the Blackwater Bossing, followed by the TNT and Rain or Shine locking horns in the nightcap.
