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PBA: Tiongson, Holt excel as TerraFirma fends off Converge

Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:9500px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Terrafirma-03012024.jpg" style="width:9500px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=": Stephen Holt and Juami Tiongson of the Terrafirma Dyip. PBA Images."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Stephen Holt and <span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-color="" id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;--darkreader-inline-color:#bfb9b1;--darkreader-inline-bgcolor:#181a1b">Juami Tiongson of the Terrafirma Dyip. <em>PBA Images.</em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA (UPDATED) – Composure proved to be the key as Terrafirma logged its first win in the PBA Season 48 Philippine Cup.</p><p>This, as Filipino-American Stephen Holt, Juami Tiongson, and the rest of the Dyip fended off the Converge FiberXers, 107-99, on Friday at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.</p><p>Tiongson had an 18-point, five-rebound outing after two quarters, while Holt tossed in 11 markers that gave the Dyip a 56-44 separation at the half.</p><p>When the dust settled, the 5-foot-10 guard had 30 points, five rebounds, and two assists while Holt finished with a double-double of 27 points on 83 percent shooting inside the arc on top of ten boards.</p><p>Coach Johnedel Cardel said starting early bore fruit as they emphasized their defense.</p><p>&quot;We start early, we worked our shooting shots, skills, nagbunga naman &#x27;no. Better thing do&#x27;n &#x27;yong naayos namin &#x27;yong depensa namin. We get the opinion kung ano pwede naming depensahan kasi kung sa tao-tao, talo kami. Malalaki sila,&quot; Cardel said in the postgame press conference.</p><p>The Dyip had a total of 12 steals compared to FiberXers&#x27; 3, and the winning side had a slightly better 49 percent shooting in contrast to Converge&#x27;s 45 percent.</p><p>Terrafirma, which improved to 1-0, even had a better third quarter after surging to a 20-8 run halfway through the frame. But just before the chapter ended, Converge trimmed down the lead into single digits, 83-75.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/28/nambatac-shines-in-blackwater-s-slim-win-over-meralco-1847">READ: PBA: Nambatac shines in Blackwater&#x27;s slim win over Meralco</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/28/pba-replaces-slam-dunk-contest-with-3-point-shootout-for-bigs-1714">READ: PBA replaces Slam Dunk contest with 3-point shootout for bigs</a></div><p>Converge rallied <span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-color="" id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;--darkreader-inline-color:#bfb9b1;--darkreader-inline-bgcolor:#181a1b">once more</span> to cut down the lead into a two-possession ballgame, 101-95, with 1:51 ticks left, but Tiongson and Holt connived again with a basket on the fastbreak for a dagger layup.</p><p>Joshua Angelo Alolino sank two of his 10 points from the stripe to give Terrafirma a 105-97 cushion in the dying moments of the match.</p><p>Meanwhile, Justine Arana and Alec June Stockton paced the <span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-color="" id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;--darkreader-inline-color:#bfb9b1;--darkreader-inline-bgcolor:#181a1b">FiberXers</span> with 18 markers apiece as they dropped to 0-1.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/27/aguilar-standhardinger-barroca-jmf-to-headline-2024-pba-all-star-festivities-2042">READ: Aguilar, Standhardinger, Barroca, JMF to headline 2024 PBA All-Star festivities</a></div><p><strong></strong>The scores:<strong></strong></p><p><strong>TERRAFIRMA 107</strong> – Tiongson 30, Holt 27, Go 13, Gomez de Liano 10, Alolino 10, Sangalang 9, Calvo 6, Ramos 2, Cahilig 0, Camson 0, Mina 0</p><p><strong>CONVERGE 99 </strong>– Winston 18, Arana 18, Stockton 17, Santos 14, Fornilos 8, Ambohot 7, Melecio 5, Balanza 5, Zaldivar 3, Maagdenberg 2, Caralipio 2, Nieto 0, Delos Santos 0, Fleming 0</p><p><strong>QUARTERS: </strong>27-21, 56-44, 86-75, 107-99</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Composure proved to be the key as Terrafirma logged its first win in the PBA Season 48 Philippine Cup.</p>

Composure proved to be the key as Terrafirma logged its first win in the PBA Season 48 Philippine Cup.