Romwel Anzures

Rain or Shine’s Adrian Nocum goes for a lay-up against Phoenix. Photo from PBA Images.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1748438768844IMG_7076.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Rain or Shine’s Adrian Nocum goes for a lay-up against Phoenix. Photo from PBA Images."/>Rain or Shine’s Adrian Nocum goes for a lay-up against Phoenix. Photo from PBA Images.MANILA — The Rain or Shine ElastoPainters fended off a pesky Phoenix Fuel Masters side to stay in the hunt for a twice-to-beat advantage in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup quarterfinals.</div>Despite seeing their 19-point lead trimmed down to single digits in the second half, RoS moved past Phoenix, 109-99, in their Wednesday evening clash at the PhilSports Arena.The E-Painters improved to 5-3 in the team standings, just within reach of the final twice-to-beat advantage slot which is currently held by current No.4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel which is at 5-2.”Yung pace ng laro was our comfortable pace, so overall, yung bilis ng laro at ball movement namin ang nagpanalo samin,” said Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao after the game.“We were aggressive, and we were able to defend their key players, that&#x27;s why we were able to take control of the game. At least, nagawan ng paraan to put some cushion between us and them,” he added.Adrian Nocum made his mark for RoS anew, putting up his career-high of 30 points with five rebounds, a steal, an assist, and a block, while Jhonard Clarito provided muscle with a 20-point, 10-rebound performance on top of two steals and an assist.“Galing kami sa talo, tapos sobrang sama ng nilaro ko so wala akong ibang inisip kundi talagang makabawi,” commented Nocum on his performance.The E-Painters were only leading by six in the payoff period, but Nocum went on to score five of their next seven points which put them up, 104-93, at the 2:51 mark.Tyler Tio made a basket 11 seconds later to allow the Fuel Masters to stay within single digits, but Clarito sank the dagger three-pointer at the 1:47 mark for a 107-95 lead, and eventually, the win.On the other hand, Ken Tuffin had 15 points and six rebounds before fouling out, and this did not help their cause as they fell to 2-6 in the team standings.Ateneo de Manila University products Tio and Raffy Verrano each scored 14, while RJ Jazul and Jason Perkins finished with 11 and 10, respectively, in the loss.<div>The Scores:</div>Rain or Shine 109 – Nocum 30, Clarito 20, Tiongson 14, Santillan 12, Caracut 8, Mamuyac 6, Asistio 5, Lemetti 4, Norwood 3, Ildefonso 3, Malonzo 2, Datu 2.Phoenix 99 – Tuffin 15, Verano 14, Tio 14, Jazul 11, Perkins 10, Garcia 8, Ballungay 8, Camacho 6, Daves 5, Manganti 3, Cullar 3, Soyud 2, Alejandro 0, Ular 0.Quarterscores: 30-25, 57-43, 90-75, 109-99.<div>RELATED VIDEO:</div><div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tw-TfcUHe8Q?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></div>

RoS fended off a pesky Phoenix side to stay in the hunt for a twice-to-beat advantage in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals.

RoS fended off a pesky Phoenix side to stay in the hunt for a twice-to-beat advantage in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals.

PBA: Adrian Nocum’s career-best 30 powers RoS vs. Phoenix to stay in Top 4 hunt

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Published May 28, 2025 11:35 PM PHT

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