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PBA: Meralco takes down Phoenix in 3OT to stay alive

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Kennedy Caacbay, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="PBA Images." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2024/life/01/17/20240117-pba-images.jpg"/><figcaption>Meralco&#x27;s Aaron Black puts up a shot against Phoenix Super LPG in their PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup quarterfinal game, January 17, 2024 at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. PBA Images.</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA (UPDATED) – Meralco lives to fight another day in the 2023-24 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup quarterfinals.After being down by double-digits in the fourth quarter, the Bolts electrified the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters, 116-107, in triple overtime on Wednesday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City to force a winner-take-all match.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/15/24/tnt-magnolia-phoenix-meralco-open-pba-qfinals">TNT tries luck against Magnolia, Phoenix looks to oust Meralco as PBA q’finals open</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/17/24/ginebras-standhardinger-on-pace-to-win-bpc-award">PBA: Ginebra&#x27;s Standhardinger on pace to win BPC award</a></li></ul>Bong Quinto took the Best Player of the Game honors, tallying 19 points, two rebounds, and four assists, while Chris Newsome also had 16 points and the game-tying trey before the end of regulation.&quot;Shoutout sa trainer namin, kay Coach Diego. Kasi &#x27;di namin kakayanin &#x27;yung tatlong overtime kung hindi dahil sa mga training na binibigay niya sa amin,&quot; Quinto said after the game.&quot;You know Phoenix, very resilient team. You can see madami silang mga bata doon na marunong maging physical,&quot; coach Luigi Trillo said to reporters about the match. &quot;I just don&#x27;t know how we did that at three overtimes. Si Bong (Quinto) nga, 44 minutes.&quot;Four other Meralco players were also in double digits, also marking the balanced scoring of the Bolts.&quot;But you said, a lot of heroes in this game. New(some) had a big shot, we have six guys in double figures. Sa amin, whatever it takes,&quot; Trillo added.Phoenix, meanwhile had three players in 20-point scoring, led by import Johnathan Williams, who had 24 points, 24 boards, and six dimes.The Fuel Masters led by as much as 15, 77-62, with 7:30 left in the payoff period, but they squandered it to the rallying Bolts.The Bolts closed in at 82-81 with a little more than one minute left in the fourth quarter after Shonn Miller sank a layup and a free throw.Tyler Tio drained his clutch trip to the 15ft-line after a duty foul by Newsome–but it was still a one-possession game, which Meralco maximized.Newsome&#x27;s first make from long distance came just in time after bricking his first four attempts to send the game to overtime.Williams had a chance to close it out tonight with his charities in the dying moments of second overtime, but he badly missed, 103-103.Aaron Black also missed a crucial floater for the Meralco side.The Bolts surged to a 10-0 run in the final OT, 113-103, capped by a Newsome jumper.RJ Jazul and Kenneth James Tuffin tried to keep their team alive in the match, but Quinto nailed a dagger trey which gave the Bolts a three-possession lead with 40 seconds remaining, 107-116.<div>The Scores:</div>MERALCO 116 – Hodge 20, Quinto 19, Miller 18, Black 18, Maliksi 16, Newsome 14, Banchero 5, Almazan 2, Pascual 0, Rios 0, Caram 0PHOENIX 107 – Williams 24, Perkins 20, Tio 20, Tuffin 16, Jazul 13, Alejandro 6, Mocon 6, Manganti 2, Muyang 0, Soyud 0, Garcia 0, Rivero 0QUARTERS: 13-21, 39-47, 53-62, 84-84, 95-95, 103-103, 116-107

Meralco lives to fight another day in the 2023-24 PBA Commissioner's Cup quarterfinals.

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PBA: Meralco takes down Phoenix in 3OT to stay alive

Kennedy Caacbay,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 17, 2024 07:32 PM PHT

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Updated January 17, 2024 10:38 PM PHT

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