Romwel Anzures

King Caralipio of Converge in action vs. TerraFirma. Photo from PBA Images.

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1748437586020IMG_7075.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="King Caralipio of Converge in action vs. TerraFirma. Photo from PBA Images."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">King Caralipio of Converge in action vs. TerraFirma. <em>Photo from PBA Images.</em></span></span></span>MANILA — The Converge FiberXers’ impressive second half allowed them to come back from an 18-point deficit vs. TerraFirma Dyip.</div><p>King Caralipio, Justine Baltazar, and Justin Arana all delivered double-double performances as Converge dumped TerraFirma, 117-103, during their PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup faceoff on Wednesday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig.</p><p>Caralipio finished with an 18-point, 10-rebound performance, Baltazar scored 17 with 10 boards and five assists, while Arana had 17 markers and 13 boards as they won their sixth win in 10 games.</p><p>“Hindi question kung mangyayari ‘to or hindi,” said FiberXers head coach Franco Atienza on Caralipio’s performance. “Hinihintay ko lang ‘to, so I’m the least surprised na maganda nilaro ni King.”</p><p>Aside from the trio, Alec Stockton also made his mark, finishing with 17 points, five rebounds, and two steals, and following him was Schonny Winston’s 16 points.</p><p>Converge was only ahead by four, 104-100, with only over five minutes left in the game, but they went on to score eight straight points to distance themselves from TerraFirma, which battled from double-digits down multiple times in the contest, 112-110.</p><p>Aldrech Ramos’ triple at the 1:28 mark brought the Dyip to within nine, 112-103, but that was the nearest that they could get as Stockton and Caralipio iced the game with a deuce and a three-pointer, respectively.</p><p>Prior to these, Converge was trailing by 18, 61-43, late in the second quarter, but the FiberXers’ run in between the first and second halves allowed them to crawl back in the third period.</p><p>Stockton also displayed his prowess in the third canto, as it was his dunk and another deuce that allowed them to take the lead, 86-84, in the same frame’s 1:48 mark.</p><p>On the other hand, Stanley Pringle had a game-high 23 points with five assists and four rebounds, Louie Sangalang finished with 18 markers and five boards, while Keith Zaldivar, Mark Nonoy, CJ Catapusan, and Kevin Ferrer all finished in double digits with 17, 15, 12, and 11, respectively.</p><p>Unfortunately, these impressive showings went for naught as the Dyip fell to 1-8.</p><div><strong>The Scores:</strong></div><p>Converge 117 – Caralipio 18, Baltazar 17, Stockton 17, Arana 17, Winston 16, Racal 9, Delos Santos 6, Corpuz 5, B.Santos 4, Garcia 4, Suerte 4.</p><p>TerraFirma 103 – Pringle 23, Sangalang 18, Zaldivar 17, Nonoy 15, Catapusan 12, Ferrer 11, Ramos 7, Melecio 0, Paraiso 0, Hernandez 0.</p><p>Quarterscores: 29-39, 58-65, 88-92, 117-103.</p><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/pJKwbA6iLT4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div>

<p>The Converge FiberXers’ impressive second half allowed them to come back from an 18-point deficit vs. TerraFirma Dyip.</p>

The Converge FiberXers’ impressive second half allowed them to come back from an 18-point deficit vs. TerraFirma Dyip.

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Published May 28, 2025 11:25 PM PHT

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