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PBA: San Miguel dismantles Magnolia in first game without Fajardo

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/sports/03/08/sanmiguel.jpg"/><figcaption>Arwind Santos and the San Miguel Beermen took down the Magnolia Hotshots. PBA Media Bureau</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - (UPDATED) San Miguel Beer made a statement in its first game of the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup, as they sank the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok, 94-78, on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.Playing for the first time without injured six-time Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo, the Beermen showed they still had enough firepower to compete and win in securing their first victory of the conference.In a rematch of last season&#x27;s All-Filipino Finals, San Miguel pulled away in the second quarter behind Moala Tautuaa and Arwind Santos, and weathered Magnolia&#x27;s repeated comeback attempts in the second half. &quot;Masaya ako, dahil na-surprise ako sa nilaro ng mga bata, both offense and defense,&quot; said San Miguel coach Leo Austria afterward. &quot;They played really well.&quot;&quot;I have to commend them. Everybody stepped up. Maybe, inspired sila kay June Mar. In spite of the situation, he watched the game,&quot; he added.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/news/2020/03/08/pba-june-mar-wins-record-extending-6th-straight-mvp-award-66850">READ: June Mar wins record-extending 6th straight MVP award</a></li></ul>San Miguel outscored Magnolia, 27-15, in the second quarter to take control of the game, with Tautuaa and Marcio Lassiter each providing seven points. The lead ballooned to 23 points, 60-37, in the third quarter when the Beermen waxed hot from beyond the arc.But Magnolia refused to go away quietly, with Mark Barroca and Jio Jalalon anchoring a blistering 17-1 run that made it a close game, 61-54. Jalalon&#x27;s layup with 1:16 left made it 63-56, before the Beermen finished the third quarter on a 6-0 run.In the fourth quarter, Terrence Romeo made a host of difficult shots to ensure that Magnolia stayed at bay, and Arwind Santos drilled the dagger triple with a shade over a minute left.Tautaa finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Santos also had a double-double of 18 points and 15 boards to go with his 5 steals. Romeo had 19 markers, Lassiter added 17, and Cabagnot contributed 10 as San Miguel drew production across the board.The Beermen shot 48.7% from the field while limiting Magnolia to just 38.3%. Paul Lee led the Hotshots with 19 points, while Jackson Corpuz (16 points, 13 rebounds) and Ian Sangalang (16 points, 11 rebounds) both produced double-doubles. (For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN Sports website).

San Miguel Beer made a statement in its first game of the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup, as they sank the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok, 94-78, on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.

San Miguel Beer made a statement in its first game of the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup, as they sank the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok, 94-78, on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.

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PBA: San Miguel dismantles Magnolia in first game without Fajardo

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published March 08, 2020 10:17 PM PHT

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Updated March 08, 2020 11:06 PM PHT

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