Rain or Shine trims San Miguel Beer | Inquirer Sports

Rain or Shine trims San Miguel Beer

By: - Reporter / @MusongINQ
/ 11:14 PM November 04, 2015

JR Quiñahan (left) and the rest of Rain or Shine's bigs held their own against the most dominant player in the PBA today in San Miguel Beer's June Mar Fajardo. PBA IMAGES

JR Quiñahan (left) and the rest of Rain or Shine’s bigs held their own against the most dominant player in the PBA today in San Miguel Beer’s June Mar Fajardo. PBA IMAGES

With the solo lead on the line and playing the consensus team to beat in the PBA Philippine Cup, Maverick Ahanmisi came up with a performance that finally validated Rain or Shine’s surprise Draft Day gamble more than two months ago.

The 6-foot-1 rookie came off the bench to shoot 14 points in a come-from-behind 99-84 decision of San Miguel Beer at Mall of Asia Arena as Rain or Shine remained unscathed after three games.

Article continues after this advertisement

“He showed he was going to withstand the pressure. I knew by his body language, he’s not fancy, not noisy,” Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao said of his rookie, picked third overall in the Draft. “It’s a validation of our judgment on Draft Day.”

FEATURED STORIES

The Painters roared back from 11 points down early in the second quarter and pulled away in the third to eventually deal the Beermen their first loss in three games.

Blackwater won a Philippine Cup game for the first time in its PBA existence, and Carlo Lastimosa made the breakthrough doubly memorable.

Article continues after this advertisement

Lastimosa hit a running jumper off the glass under heavy pressure last night and lifted the Elite to a 92-90 upset of the Meralco Bolts that snapped a 13-game losing streak.

Article continues after this advertisement

The scores:

Article continues after this advertisement

First Game

BLACKWATER 92—Erram 14, Cervantes 12, Cortez 12, Gamalinda 12, Sena 12, Lastimosa 11, Agovida 9, Canada 3, Reyes 3, Ballesteros 2, Dela Cruz 2, Vosotros 0.

Article continues after this advertisement

MERALCO 90—David 23, Dillinger 15, Hodge 13, Al-Hussaini 10, Alapag 7, Guevarra 7, Newsome 7, Hugnatan 4, Buenafe 2, Caram 2, Amer 0, Faundo 0, Nabong 0.

Quarters: 26-16, 48-33, 69-63, 92-90

Second Half

RAIN OR SHINE 99—Almazan 15, Belga 15, Chan 15, Ahanmisi 14, Norwood 14, Ponferada 8, Tiu 8, Ibanes 6, Cruz 3, Quinahan 1, Trollano 0.

SAN MIGUEL 84—Cabagnot 16, Fajardo 13, Lassiter 12, Santos 12, Espinas 10, Ross 10, Tubid 5, Lutz 4, Reyes 2, Araña 0, De Ocampo 0, Heruela 0.

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

Quarters: 22-22, 41-44, 71-58, 99-84

TAGS: 2016 Philippine Cup, Maverick Ahanmisi, PBA, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, San Miguel Beermen, Yeng Guiao

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

© Copyright 1997-2024 INQUIRER.net | All Rights Reserved

This is an information message

We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.