North bests South; Romeo named All-Star Game MVP
PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — The North topped the South, 166-161, on Sunday night in a record-breaking PBA All-Star Game in Palawan.
Calvin Abueva topscored with 37 points for the North but it was second-year guard Terrence Romeo, who shone the brightest in a game played by the country’s stars.
Romeo, a fan-favorite here, scored 30 points and led a third-quarter barrage by the North, which was behind by as much as 16 in that critical period.
The Globalport Batang Pier guard took home his second MVP honors this All-Star Weekend after winning it in the Rookie-Sophomores Blitz Game on Friday following a record 50-point performance.
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In his final PBA game, Jimmy Alapag scored 12 points and dished out an All-Star Game record with 17 assists for the South.
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PJ Simon paced the South side, which won the danceoff, with 24 points.
North forward Japeth Aguilar added 25 points for the North including an emphatic two-handed baseline dunk off a bounce pass lob by Ginebra teammate LA Tenorio.
The two teams also shattered several record — the most points combined in every quarter — resulting to the highest-scoring PBA All-Star Game ever.
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