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PBA: Malcolm Hill, Ian Sangalang help Star stop 3-game slump

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Despite boasting a full roster on Friday night, GlobalPort could do nothing to stop Star from taking a 109-83 win in the PBA Governors’ Cup at Araneta Coliseum.Malcolm Hill torched the Batang Pier with 32 to go with his 12 rebounds to help the Hotshots break a 3-game slump. Star, which gave up Allein Maliksi for BamBam Gamalinda and Kyle Pascual, also got 17 points from Ian Sangalang.The Batang Pier had a more balanced effort with 5 of their players scoring double digits, but Star focused its defense on Stanley Pringle and Terrence Romeo which paid dividends for the Hotshots.Pringle, who just came back from the US, was limited to just 5 points while the usually high-scoring Romeo only managed 11.Another factor that led to Star’s 5th win in 8 games is its improved rebounding.“I&#x27;m very happy my players stepped up especially in defense and rebounding, that&#x27;s how we stopped them. For the last 3 games, we were outrebounded on the average of 15 rebounds noong tatlong game na natalo kami,” coach Chito Victolero said.“So we addressed to the players that we need to control the rebound.”Sangalang, who nabbed 10 rebounds against the Batang Pier, agreed. &quot;Kailangan talaga naming rumebound, kasi unang una iyong import namin hindi big man, wing man siya. Kaya kailangan tumulong ako to get offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds,&quot; he said.Murphy Holloway had 20 points for GlobalPort, which fell to 3-6.<div>The scores:</div>STAR 109 - Hill 32, Sangalang 17, Ramos 9, Lee 9, Barroca 8, Mendoza 7, Pingris 6, Reavis 4, Brondial 4, Jalalon 4, Simon 2, Melton 2, Pascual 1, Abundo 0, Gamalinda 0.GLOBALPORT 83 - Holloway 20, Anthony 12, Romeo 11, Guinto 11, Baracael 10, Pringle 5, Cortez 5, Cardona 5, Hubalde 2, Paredes 2, Mamaril 0, Celiz 0, Grey 0, Arana 0.Quarters: 19-12, 48-38, 81-65, 109-83.(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.)

Despite boasting a full roster on Friday night, GlobalPort could do nothing to stop Star from taking a 109-83 win in the PBA Governors’ Cup at Araneta Coliseum.

Despite boasting a full roster on Friday night, GlobalPort could do nothing to stop Star from taking a 109-83 win in the PBA Governors’ Cup at Araneta Coliseum.