The San Miguel Beermen (8-2) extended their win streak to seven with an impressive 135-115 victory over the Terrafirma Dyip (1-10). Meanwhile, the Converge FiberXers (7-4) dominated in overtime and completed the 107-95 comeback win over the NLEX Road Warriors (6-5) on December 17.
Here are the players who made the biggest impact and the stats to prove it:
TOP PERFORMERS OF THE DAY:
Justine Baltazar CON PF 25 PTS | 24 REB | 4 AST | 63.8 FPS
Baltazar put on a dominant display, posting career-highs in both points and rebounds. He continues to have a breakout year, reaching double figures in scoring in all 11 games this conference and ranking second in the league with an average of 13.8 rebounds per game. His performance was also the second 20-20 game from Converge this conference after Justin Arana put up 28 and 22 against Titan.
Juan Gerardo Gomez De Liano CON PG 20 PTS | 13 REB | 10 AST | 60.6 FPS
Juan GDL put on a show, posting his fifth straight 20-point performance, along with his conference-high in rebounds and his third double-digit assists game of the tournament. This was also his third career triple-double.
June Mar Fajardo SMB C 10 PTS | 13 REB | 10 AST | 46.6 FPS
JMF’s scoring has been subpar over his last four games, but he stayed consistent on the boards, recording his fourth consecutive double-digit effort. He also delivered as a playmaker, posting double-digit assists twice in that span while also registering the second triple-double of his career.
Maverick Ahanmisi TER SG 20 PTS | 5 REB | 3 AST | 43.5 FPS
Maverick sat out in their previous two games with an injury but came back with an explosive performance, filling up the stat sheet and also posting a conference-high four three-pointers and three steals.
Mark Nonoy TER PG 11 PTS | 9 AST | 3 STL | 37.1 FPS
Nonoy missed all four of his shots from three and finished with 11 points in each of his last two games after averaging 20 in the two prior. But he compensated with his second-best playmaking game of the conference.
Jaymar Perez SMB SF 26 PTS | 6 REB | 1 STL | 35.7 FPS
Perez took over in the third quarter, pouring in 17 points to push his team ahead. He struggled early in the conference but has since picked up his game, finishing with his fifth 20-point performance and averaging a team-best 18.6 points per game.
Kevin Louie Alas NLX PG 19 PTS | 6 REB | 4 AST | 32.2 FPS
Kevin has stepped up for NLEX, averaging 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3.5 assists in two games without Bolick.
Jericho Cruz SMB SG 17 PTS | 4 REB | 3 AST | 31.3 FPS
Cruz provided a big spark on offense, finishing 7-for-10 from the field and posting his third 15-point game of the conference.
Mark Louie Sangalang TER PF 14 PTS | 3 REB | 6 AST | 28.6 FPS
Sangalang has scored at least 13 points four times in his last five games. He averaged 12 points on 46.7% shooting from two this conference.
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE DAY:
Deschon Winston CON SG 4 PTS | 1-5 FG | 2 TO
Schonny has now scored under 5 points in three straight games.
