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PBA: Alaska crushes San Miguel, averts semis sweep

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/07/12/20180720-pba1.jpg"/><figcaption>Never mind the flu, Vic Manuel still managed to steer Alaska to victory. PBA Media Bureau </figcaption></figure></div>A highly determined Alaska squad made sure to live another day via a 125-104 shellacking of San Miguel Beer in Game 3 of their best-of-5 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup semifinals at Ynares Center in Antipolo Friday. Down 0-2 in their race-to-3 affair, the Vic Manuel-led Aces refused to back down and decisively extended the series by dominating the Beermen.Despite being under the weather, Manuel came off the bench with 24 points and 6 rebounds, backed by Diamon Simpson who scattered 21 points.Alaska coach Alex Compton said the victory proved how much his team wanted to extend the series.“I&#x27;ve said it before I love my guys. They never give up,” he said. “We&#x27;re down 2-0 with the best team in the league there&#x27;s every possibility to give up.”“Hiniling ko sa kanila, lalaban tayo hangang sa huli. Lumaban sila.”Jayvee Casio and Simon Enciso added 15 and 10, respectively, to notch the Aces’ first victory in the series.Compton said luck may have played a part in the series citing that almost every break of the game went the Aces’ way.“Today it felt like a little bit it was our day. We made a bunch of shots, made a bunch of bounces go our way. I felt we have many of those days today it felt like it was one of those days,” he said.Alaska played consistent basketball all throughout, but it was late in the third quarter when it made the final push to sink the Beermen.Simon Enciso&#x27;s jumper with 8 minutes to go upped the Aces&#x27; advantage to 23 points, 106-83, and there&#x27;s little the Beermen could do to recover.San Miguel got as close as 77-74 following Marcio Lassiter&#x27;s trey. But it was midway in the third and the Beermen failed to mount another run after that.Renaldo Balkman topped the Beermen with 28 points, while June mar Fajardo had 18.San Miguel leads the series, 2-1.<div>The scores:</div>Alaska 125 - Manuel 24, Simpson 21, Casio 15, Enciso 10, Exciminiano 9, Baclao 9, Racal 8, J. Pascual 7, Galliguez 7, Teng 6, Cruz 5, Thoss 4.San Miguel 104 - Balkman 28, Fajardo 18, Standhardinger 10, Ross 9, Lassiter 9, Cabagnot 8, Heruela 8, Lanete 6, Nabong 5, Santos 3.Quarters: 27-25, 64-55, 94-77, 125-104. <div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

A highly determined Alaska squad made sure they would live another day via a 125-104 shellacking of San Miguel Beer in Game 3 of their best-of-5 PBA Commissioner's Cup semifinals at Ynares Center in Antipolo Friday.

A highly determined Alaska squad made sure they would live another day via a 125-104 shellacking of San Miguel Beer in Game 3 of their best-of-5 PBA Commissioner's Cup semifinals at Ynares Center in Antipolo Friday.