Magnolia stifled Rain or Shine anew, 109-98, for its second straight win in the 2021-22 PBA Governors’ Cup, Sunday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.
Mike Harris finished with 26 points and six rebounds to lead the Hotshots, who are now at second in the standings together with defending champs Barangay Ginebra — a tie that would be broken when they face off on Christmas Day.
Calvin Abueva collected 18 points, nine rebounds, a steal, and a block. Jio Jalalon produced his own double-double with 14 points and 10 boards, alongside six assists. Center Ian Sangalang chimed in 11 markers.
Magnolia began to seize control of the match in the second chapter. Together with Jackson Corpuz, the aforementioned four put together a 14-4 run to turn a slim two-point lead to a 12-point advantage, 52-40, with 3:19 left.
The Elasto Painters managed to cut the deficit to five early in the third quarter. Harris and Abueva, though, joined hands to re-establish their lead to 12, 70-58, past the midway mark of the said period.
Rain or Shine still tried to mount a comeback and knocked within eight batrly a minute into the payoff period, only for Jerrick Ahanmisi to spoil their plans. The rookie scored eight straight to give the Hotshots a 94-78 lead.
They went on to lead by as many as 18 points, 99-81, following Aris Dionisio’s corner three-pointer with 7:10 left in the game.
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