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PBA: Arana shines in the clutch as Converge grabs crucial win vs. Blackwater

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Rookie big man Justin Arana (15) was the hero for Converge in crunch time. PBA Images." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/07/20/justin-arana-pba-images3.jpg"/><figcaption>Rookie big man Justin Arana (15) was the hero for Converge in crunch time. PBA Images.</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATED) Rookie big man Justin Arana shone in crunch time to lift the Converge FiberXers to a crucial 92-90 triumph against the Blackwater Bossing on Wednesday afternoon at the Araneta Coliseum.Arana scored six of the last eight points for Converge, including the layup that knotted the count at 90 with 33.1 ticks left. He followed it up with a rejection of Blackwater veteran JVee Casio on the other end, and then converted the go-ahead layup with 8.4 seconds to go.The Bossing still had a chance to send the game to overtime, but Barkley Eboña&#x27;s point-blank layup rimmed out, and Arana controlled the rebound as time expired.&quot;Oh gosh, really relieved. I think he only misses that once out of the next 1,000 attempts from the same spot,&quot; Converge coach Jeff Cariaso said of Eboña&#x27;s flub at the rim. &quot;It&#x27;s just one of those things where it just came off a little hard.&quot;&quot;We were a bit lucky, and sometimes it&#x27;s good to be lucky, I guess. Tonight, we were fortunate. But like I said, it&#x27;s basketball, we&#x27;ll take it,&quot; he added.The FiberXers finished the elimination round of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup with a 5-6 win-loss record, while also sending the Bossing to a fourth straight defeat. Converge currently sits at solo eighth in the league standings and can secure the final spot in the quarterfinals if Rain or Shine loses in its game against Magnolia.Maverick Ahanmisi earned Player of the Game honors after putting up 18 points and seven assists, while Arana finished with 13 points -- nine of which came in the fourth quarter. Abu Tratter had 10 points and 10 boards. The FiberXers pounced on Blackwater&#x27;s error-prone ways, scoring 25 points off their opponent&#x27;s 17 turnovers. It was a nip-and-tuck game that featured nine deadlocks and a whopping 20 lead changes. Alec Stockton gave the FiberXers a late lead, 88-87, when he converted a floater with a minute to go in the contest.Casio came back on the other end with a three-point play with just 47.7 seconds left, but the FiberXers were steady in the closing moments. Allyn Bulanadi set up Arana for both the game-tying and go-ahead buckets, and the rookie big man repaid the trust with clutch makes. On the other end, Casio was able to feed Ebona for an open shot but his attempt bounced off the rim as time expired.&quot;Mav [Ahanmisi] led the way, being our veteran, stepping up when we need him,&quot; said Cariaso. &quot;But it was a good team effort, and all credit to the guys and all the guys who contributed, coming off the bench.&quot;Casio led the Bossing with 16 points, and Baser Amer added 14. Blackwater has lost four games in a row to drop to 5-5, and is currently tied for sixth and seventh with the NLEX Road Warriors. <div>The scores:</div>CONVERGE 92 – Ahanmisi 18, Arana 13, Tratter 10, Stockton 9, Bulanadi 8, Ilagan 8, DiGregorio 7, Hill 6, Tolomia 4, Murrell 4, Adamos 2, Racal 2, Ambohot 1, Browne 0BLACKWATER 90 – Ganuelas-Rosser 20, Casio 16, Amer 14, Suerte 12, Sena 9, Ebona 6, Taha 4, Melton 4, McCarthy 3, Publico 2, Ayonayon 0, Escoto 0, Dyke 0QUARTERS: 28-23, 46-47, 63-70, 92-90<div>PBA Season 47 games can be streamed live and on-demand on iWantTFC with a Premium subscription, available worldwide except PH and US.</div>

Justin Arana shone in crunch time to lift the Converge FiberXers to a crucial 92-90 triumph against the Blackwater Bossing on Wednesday.

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PBA: Arana shines in the clutch as Converge grabs crucial win vs. Blackwater

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 20, 2022 05:34 PM PHT

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Updated July 20, 2022 07:08 PM PHT

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