Globalport, TNT halt slide
GLOBALPORT put a foot in the quarterfinals of the PBA Governors’ Cup after running a ragged NLEX side to the ground, 108-80, Thursday night at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Jarrid Famous scored 30 points and grabbed 24 rebounds and Terrence Romeo added 22 as the Batang Pier snapped a two-game slide to rise to 5-4 while dealing the Road Warriors their seventh defeat in nine games.
Asi Taulava, the ageless veteran, paced NLEX with 23 points, but the Road Warriors practically bowed out of contention after taking a third straight defeat flush on the chin.
“We caught them off-guard, coming from a hard game against Rain or Shine,” Globalport coach Pido Jarencio said of NLEX, which lost to the Elasto Painters, 106-102, Wednesday night after coming back from 29 points down in the third period.
Ranidel de Ocampo and Matt Ganuelas-Rosser hit big baskets in the stretch and helped Talk ‘N Text rally past Blackwater, 98-91, snapping the Tropang Texters’ four-game losing streak in the first game.
De Ocampo drained consecutive triples when the game hung in the balance, while Rosser tossed in 11 of his total in the fourth to help the Texters finish strong and get back in the groove with a 4-5 record.
The loss was the seventh in eight games for the Elite, who paraded a new import in Marcus Cousin and led by as large as 16 early in the second period only to lose steam when it truly mattered.
“We started badly and it was good that we were able to bounce back,” said Talk ‘N Text coach Jong Uichico.
The scores:
First Game
TALK ’N TEXT 98—Rosser 21, Fonacier 20, Daghles 15, De Ocampo 14, Seigle 10, Pettigrew 7, Castro 7, Williams 4, Carey 0, Aban 0.
BLACKWATER 91—Heruela 21, Cousin 16, Faundo 14, Gamalinda 10, Cervantes 9, Celiz 7, Bulawan 5, Ballesteros 5, Acuna 3, Erram 1, Laure 0, Reyes 0.
Quarters: 16-24, 41-50, 70-71, 98-91
Second Game
GLOBALPORT 108—Famous 30, Romeo 22, Krayem 19, Pringle 9, Kramer 7, Buenafe 6, Taha 4, Miranda 4, Semerad 3, Jensen 2, Mamaril 2, Caperal 0, Pinto 0, Ponferada 0, Isip 0.
NLEX 80—Taulava 23, Alexander 14, Madanly 12, Villanueva J. 8, Cardona 5, Baloria 3, Villanueva E. 3, Raymundo 2, Apinan 2, Wilson 2, Ramos 2, Camson 2, Canaleta 2, Arboleda H. 0, Arboleda W. 0.
Quarters: 26-13, 47-33, 70-59, 108-80
