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CJ Cansino in action for Meralco against Magnolia in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup, October 19, 2025 at the Ynares Center in Montalban. PBA Media


CJ Cansino in action for Meralco against Magnolia in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup, October 19, 2025 at the Ynares Center in Montalban.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1760884169882PBA IMAGES6.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="CJ Cansino in action for Meralco against Magnolia in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup, October 19, 2025 at the Ynares Center in Montalban. PBA Media"/>CJ Cansino in action for Meralco against Magnolia in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup, October 19, 2025 at the Ynares Center in Montalban. PBA Media</div>MANILA -- Meralco squandered a double-digit advantage but got huge contributions from CJ Cansino in the end game for a 78-76 win over Magnolia on Sunday night at the Ynares Center in Montalban.Cansino fired 23 points and grabbed six rebounds while making clutch plays down the stretch to power the Bolts to their third straight win of the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup.Aaron Black added 17 points and Bong Quinto scored 11 for Meralco, which is now 3-2 in the conference.Meralco held Magnolia to just seven points in the opening period and led by as many as 18 points in the second quarter, but the Hotshots crawled their way back in the contest behind Jerom Lastimosa and Zav Lucero.Magnolia snatched a 72-69 lead after a Lucero triple with 41 seconds left, but Cansino banked in a floater in Meralco&#x27;s next possession to put the Bolts back in control, 73-72, with 31 seconds to go.The former University of the Philippines standout then stopped Lastimosa on a drive, forcing the Hotshots to turn the rest of the game into a free throw shooting contest.But a missed charity by Quinto with 8.9 seconds to go left the door open for Magnolia, 78-76.Unfortunately for the Hotshots, Lastimosa misfired on what could have been a game-winning three-pointer as time expired.Lastimosa finished with 22 points while Lucero had 14 points and six boards in a losing effort.The Hotshots fell to 2-1 in the conference. <div> </div><div>The Scores:</div>MERALCO 78 – Cansino 23, Black 17, Quinto 11, Bates 7, Hodge 7, Newsome 6, Banchero 3, Almazan 2, Pascual 2, Maliksi 0MAGNOLIA 76 – Lastimosa 22, Lucero 14, Barroca 11, Escoto 11, Gomez de Liano 5, Laput 4, Sangalang 4, Dela Rosa 3, Lee 2, Alfaro 0, Dionisio 0QUARTERS: 20-7, 32-25, 53-51, 78-76

Meralco squandered a double-digit advantage but got huge contributions from CJ Cansino in the end game for a 78-76 win over Magnolia on Sunday night at the Ynares Center in Montalban.

Meralco squandered a double-digit advantage but got huge contributions from CJ Cansino in the end game for a 78-76 win over Magnolia on Sunday night at the Ynares Center in Montalban.

PBA: Cansino takes charge as Meralco survives Magnolia

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PBA: Cansino takes charge as Meralco survives Magnolia

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Published October 19, 2025 10:30 PM PHT

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