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PBA: San Miguel forces Game 7 with blowout win vs TNT

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="PBA Facebook page" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/09/02/pba-9022022.jpg"/><figcaption>PBA Facebook page</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA (UPDATED) -- San Miguel Beer rode on a huge first half to hand Talk &#x27;N Text a 114-96 drubbing and force a Game 7 in the PBA Philippine Cup finals at the Araneta Coliseum Friday.The best-of-7 series is now tied, 3-all, and will require a deciding game Sunday.San Miguel opened Game 6 with an explosive first quarter where they outscored Talk &#x27;N Text, 40-24.Marcio Lassiter, CJ Perez and Simon Enciso lit up the Texters from the perimeter area, propelling San Miguel to a 30-point lead.Lassiter drained 6 treys to finish with 22 points while Perez and Enciso each had 20 apiece. Meanwhile, Moala Tautuaa scored 15, Jericho Cruz had 11 even as June Mar Fajardo tallied a double-double of 10 markers and 12 rebounds.&quot;That&#x27;s what I&#x27;m waiting for, for everybody to click. Marcio is doing well plus, plus Enciso, no need for June Mar (to score much)... Everybody contributed,&quot; said San Miguel coach Leo Austria.San Miguel took advantage of the absence of Jayson Castro, who sustained a sprained ankle in Game 5.But Talk &#x27;N Text still threatened the Beermen, with Roger Pogoy leading the charge with 31 points.&quot;We have to learn from this game,&quot; said Austria. &quot;We were leading by 26 points all of a sudden naging 13 points hanggang 9. Mabuti yung composure namin nandoon pa rin.&quot;The Scores:San Miguel 114 - Lassiter 22, Perez 20, Enciso 20, Tautuaa 15, Cruz 11, Fajardo 10, Brondial 6, Manuel 5, Ross 3, Pessumal 2, Canete 0, Herndon 0, Zamar 0, Faundo 0.TNT 96 - Pogoy 31, Tungcab 12, Rosario 10, Montalbo 8, K.Williams 8, Marcelo 5, Banal 3, Cruz 3, M.Williams 2, Ganuelas-Rosser 0, Reyes 0.Quarters: 40-24, 63-50, 92-68, 114-96<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>

MANILA -- San Miguel Beer rode on a huge first half to hand Talk 'N Text a 114-96 drubbing and force a Game 7 in the PBA Philippine Cup finals at the Araneta Coliseum Friday.