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PBA: San Miguel grounds out Game 4 win against TNT to equalize

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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/2019/sports/08/11/20190811-smb.jpg"/><figcaption>The San Miguel Beermen won Game 4 to knot up the Final series. PBA Media Bureau</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - (UPDATED) June Mar Fajardo converted a clutch shot with less than 30 seconds left, as San Miguel Beer hacked out a difficult 106-101 triumph over the TNT KaTropa in Game 4 of the 2019 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.In front of a crowd of nearly 14,000 fans at the Big Dome, the Beermen outplayed the KaTropa down the stretch to tie the best-of-7 Finals series at two games apiece.Chris McCullough had a huge double-double with 27 points and 22 rebounds, while Fajardo finished with 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting, and Alex Cabagnot added 22 markers. San Miguel outscored TNT 31-17 in the pivotal third quarter, giving them a 12-point lead that they would nurse to the finish.&quot;I salute all the players,&quot; said San Miguel coach Leo Austria. &quot;They are so focused in this game, they&#x27;re able to follow our game plan. I hope this game will give us some momentum and confidence going to Game 5.&quot;&quot;We&#x27;re lucky tonight, because in the end game, we&#x27;re able to hold to our lead,&quot; he added.After TNT seized a 52-51 advantage at the half, Fajardo came alive in the third period to help the Beermen take control. He scored 10 points in a 12-0 San Miguel run that turned a 64-65 deficit into a 76-65 lead. Three-pointers by Von Pessumal and Cabagnot sandwiched a Troy Rosario slam dunk that gave SMB an 82-69 advantage heading into the payoff period.The KaTropa rallied in the fourth period, thanks to newly crowned Best Import Terrence Jones, who spearheaded a 12-4 spurt that made it a four-point game, 94-90, with still 3:49 to play in the game.But the Beermen would have an answer. McCullough scored off his own miss to restore a six-point lead, then answered a Jones lay-up with a putback dunk that made it 98-92 with 1:42 to go.A jumper and two free throws by Jones allowed the KaTropa to make it a one-possession game, 98-96, with 40.3 seconds left, but that was when Fajardo came up big for San Miguel.McCullough passed out of a double-team to find Fajardo underneath the basket, and the &quot;Kraken&quot; evaded the defense of Troy Rosario to give his team a 100-96 lead with 27.7 seconds left. Alex Cabagnot and Chris Ross would then ice the game at the free throw line.&quot;June Mar was able to play comfortably inside, and that&#x27;s what we need from him,&quot; said Austria. &quot;The players understand what makes us a great team in the past few years. So everybody should be involved.&quot;Pessumal added 14 points, as San Miguel shot 49.4% from the field and made 9 of their 22 three-pointers. They also had a 55-46 edge in rebounding, limiting TNT to 16 offensive rebounds.Jones was not at his most efficient, as he scored 32 points on 12-of-31 shooting while missing 10 of his 16 free throw attempts. He added 16 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 steals. Jayson Castro, who was named Best Player of the Conference ahead of the game, had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, but also committed a turnover with 20 seconds to go that forced TNT to send Cabagnot to the line. Rosario had 24 points, and Don Trollano finished with 16 markers for TNT.Game 5 is on Wednesday, still at the Big Dome. <div>The scores:</div>San Miguel 106 - McCullough 27, Cabagnot 25, Fajardo 22, Pessumal 14, Ross 7, Standhardinger 5, Romeo 4, Santos 2.TNT 101 - Jones 32, Rosario 24, Castro 17, Trollano 16, Pogoy 9, Heruela 3, Casino 0, Magat 0, Carey 0.<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

June Mar Fajardo converted a clutch shot with less than 30 seconds left, as San Miguel Beer hacked out a difficult 106-101 triumph over the TNT KaTropa in Game 4 of the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.

June Mar Fajardo converted a clutch shot with less than 30 seconds left, as San Miguel Beer hacked out a difficult 106-101 triumph over the TNT KaTropa in Game 4 of the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.

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PBA: San Miguel grounds out Game 4 win against TNT to equalize

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Aug 11, 2019 09:16 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 11, 2019 09:52 PM PHT

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