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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1766670738389PBA IMAGES10.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Ginebra&#x27;s RJ Abarrientos in action. <em>PBA Images</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATED) </strong>— RJ Abarrientos&#x27; career night propelled Barangay Ginebra past Converge, 105-85, in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup quarterfinals on Christmas Day at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.</p><p>The star guard exploded for a personal-best 35 points, three rebounds, and four assists to keep the Gin Kings alive in the all-Filipino tournament.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m just playing the game, and then just reading the game, kung ano &#x27;yung mga binibigay sa &#x27;kin ng defense,&quot; Abarrientos said during the postgame press conference.</p><p>Abarrientos hit a trey before the end of the third quarter, and then extended his heroics in the earlier part of the fourth quarter with three more triples, powering Ginebra to a 90-75 spread from a slim four-point 70-66 edge.</p><p>The FiberXers seemed to have waved the white flag when they subbed out Juan Gomez de Liano right after the Gin Kings made it a 15-point game.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/12/25/pba-san-miguel-ousts-nlex-advances-to-semis-2001"><strong>READ: PBA: San Miguel ousts NLEX, advances to semis<br/></strong></a></div><p>Abarrientos finished with a 6-of-8 clip from beyond the arc and also had two steals, bannering five red shirts in double digit scoring.</p><p>Do-it-all guard Scottie Thompson had a triple-double of 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, Japeth Aguilar had 16 points and six rebounds, while Stephen Holt and Troy Rosario added 11 and 10, respectively.</p><p>On the other hand, Gomez de Liano was held to a glaring nine-point output, after he had a career-best 32 points against Ginebra in the eliminations.</p><p>Justine Baltazar paced the Converge side with 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Schonny Winston had 14 markers and three boards.</p><p>The two teams will battle again on Sunday in a do-or-die match, seeking to earn the right to face San Miguel in the next round.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>The Scores:</strong></div><p><strong>GINEBRA 105 </strong>– Abarrientos 35, J.Aguilar 16, Thompson 13, Holt 11, Rosario 10, Cu 8, David 6, Torres 2, Gray 2, Estil 0, R.Aguilar 0</p><p><strong>CONVERGE 85</strong> – Baltazar 19, Winston 14, Garcia 10, Gomez de Liano 9, Manuel 7, Arana 6, Concepcion 5, Muyang 3, Racal 0, Caralipio 0, Eguilos 0, Delos Santos 0</p><p><strong>QUARTERS: </strong>23-21, 41-42, 70-64, 105-85</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dhci_nO6uo0?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>RJ Abarrientos' career night propelled Barangay Ginebra past Converge, 105-85, in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup quarterfinals on Christmas Day at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.</p>

RJ Abarrientos' career night propelled Barangay Ginebra past Converge, 105-85, in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup quarterfinals on Christmas Day at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

PBA: RJ Abarrientos fires career-high 35 as Ginebra rallies past Converge to stay alive

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PBA: RJ Abarrientos fires career-high 35 as Ginebra rallies past Converge to stay alive

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Dec 25, 2025 10:10 PM PHT

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Updated Dec 25, 2025 11:29 PM PHT

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