Camille Naredo

Justine Baltazar of Converge in action against NLEX in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup, December 17, 2025 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. PBA Media

Justine Baltazar of Converge in action against NLEX in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup, December 17, 2025 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1765982462421PBA IMAGES9.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Justine Baltazar of Converge in action against NLEX in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup, December 17, 2025 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. PBA Media" width="960"/>Justine Baltazar of Converge in action against NLEX in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup, December 17, 2025 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. PBA Media</div>MANILA -- Justine Baltazar put together a dominant performance to power Converge past NLEX in overtime, 107-95, on Wednesday evening at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.Baltazar had a 25-point, 24-rebound double-double to help the FiberXers improve to 7-4 in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup -- a victory that kept them in the hunt for a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals.Rookie guard Juan Gomez de Liano had another triple-double, finishing with 20 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists on top of four steals in nearly 42 minutes of playing time.The FiberXers dominated the extra period, 17-5, after they gave up a buzzer-beating four-pointer to Jonnel Policarpio to end regulation.A missed free throw by Alec Stockton proved costly for Converge, as the Road Warriors had enough time and Policarpio came up with the big shot.It was all Converge in overtime, however, with the FiberXers scoring eight straight points -- capped by a Gomez de Liano four-pointer -- to blow the game wide open.NLEX dropped to 6-5, still good for eighth place in the standings though they have yet to clinch a postseason berth.Kevin Alas had 19 points and Xyrus Torres added 16 for the Road Warriors, who are missing the services of star guard Robert Bolick due to his commitments with Gilas Pilipinas in the Southeast Asian Games.<div> </div><div>The Scores (OT):</div>CONVERGE 107 – Baltazar 25, Gomez de Liano 20, Arana 19, Muyang 12, Concepcion 11, Garcia 6, Manuel 5, Stockton 5, Winston 4, Racal 0, Eguilos 0, Caralipio 0, Clemente 0, Delos Santos 0NLEX 95– Alas 19, Torres 16, Nieto 12, Bahio 11, Policarpio 11, Ramirez 10, Onwubere 7, Mocon 4, Rodger 3, Fajardo 2, Amer 0, Herndon 0QUARTERS: 18-17, 35-41, 62-67, 90-90, 107-95

#PBASeason50 || Justine Baltazar put together a dominant performance to power Converge past NLEX in overtime, 107-95, on Wednesday evening at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

#PBASeason50 || Justine Baltazar put together a dominant performance to power Converge past NLEX in overtime, 107-95, on Wednesday evening at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

PBA: Baltazar, Juan GDL fuel Converge to crucial OT win over NLEX

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PBA: Baltazar, Juan GDL fuel Converge to crucial OT win over NLEX

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published December 17, 2025 10:41 PM PHT

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