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PBA: Ginebra ousts Rain Or Shine, books semis seat

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/life/11/13/pba-images15.jpg"/><figcaption>Japeth Aguilar and Ginebra went through the ringer before outlasting Rain Or Shine on Friday. PBA Media Bureau</figcaption></figure></div>Japeth Aguilar scored 23 points, and Stanley Pringle popped late in the fourth quarter, as Barangay Ginebra beat Rain Or Shine 81-73 in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup on Friday at AUF Sports Arena in Angeles City, Pampanga. Pringle struggled from the field, but he made back-to-back baskets that stretched a one-possession game to a 78-71 lead with less than 2 minutes in the game.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/13/20/pba-meralco-downs-further-depleted-san-miguel-to-set-up-decider">PBA: Meralco downs further depleted San Miguel to set up decider</a></li></ul>Top seed Ginebra awaits the winner of the San Miguel Beer-Meralco duel for its opponent in the next round. For Aguilar, Rain Or Shine was far from being the 8th seed. &quot;Lamang lang kami ng one win sa kanila, so walang seeding talaga,&quot; said the Ginebra big man, who finished with 11 rebounds and 11 of 15 field-goal shooting.&quot;ROS is a very good team, well-coached, &#x27;yung defense nila maganda. So coming into this game inisip namin grind out game ito.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/13/20/pba-cone-on-ginebra-qfinals-win-we-played-old-school-basketball">PBA: Cone on Ginebra q’finals win — ‘We played old-school basketball’</a></li></ul>It was Aguilar&#x27;s best game of the tournament so far, and it came at the most opportune time.He had been inactive for a number of weeks heading into the bubble, and it took a while before he could get into game rhythm.Cone said he was pleased to see Aguilar peak at this stage of the Cup.&quot;It was a trial for him coming in to the bubble. He wasn&#x27;t able to join our clusters so he came in to the bubble really way behind, just doing stuff he can do inside his garage,&quot; Cone said.&quot;So it&#x27;s really a struggle for him in the beginning so really worked hard extra running. &quot;We really needed Japeth to show up tonight and he did a tremendous job.&quot;Mark Borboran scored 13 points off the bench to lead Rain Or Shine, the first quarterfinalist to exit the bubble. <figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lVf9hlCF-rk?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Japeth Aguilar scored 23 points to lead Barangay Ginebra past Rain Or Shine 81-73 in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals on Friday.

Japeth Aguilar scored 23 points to lead Barangay Ginebra past Rain Or Shine 81-73 in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals on Friday.