Romwel Anzures

Rain or Shine’s Santi Santillan against NLEX in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup playoffs. Photo from PBA Images.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1750513951252IMG_7207.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Rain or Shine’s Santi Santillan against NLEX in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup playoffs. Photo from PBA Images."/>Rain or Shine’s Santi Santillan against NLEX in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup playoffs. Photo from PBA Images.MANILA — After yet another upset, the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup semifinals cast is officially complete. This, after the seventh-seeded Rain or Shine ElastoPainters eliminated the No.2 NLEX Road Warriors, 103-92, during their quarterfinals Game 2 faceoff on Saturday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila. Santi Santillan starred for RoS as he delivered 24 points with nine rebounds, two assists, and two steals, Jhonard Clarito remained solid with a 13-point, 16-rebound game, while Andrei Caracut, Anton Asistio, and Mike Malonzo finished with 16, 11, and 10 markers, respectively. “Nakalusot kami ulit,” a relieved Yeng Guiao said after the contest. “Ang dami naming ginawang mali, we lost fastbreak points, but we still won the game.” ”We just played our brand of game, buwis buhay basketball. If something is going wrong, just put in the effort, and doon namin nakuha. We just made our best effort,” he added. This now sets the E-Painters for a semifinals clash vs. the Grand Slam-seeking TNT Tropang 5G who also ousted a higher-ranked team in the Magnolia Hotshots earlier. Coincidentally, RoS and TNT also faced each other during the Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup semis. Yeng Guiao’s troops will now look to reverse the result of that series as they went out vs. the Tropang 5G in five games, and they will be looking to bank on the momentum that they got from ousting the Road Warriors. Only leading by one, 82-81, early in the fourth, RoS zoomed to a 10-to-1 run which was made up of baskets from Malonzo, Santillan, and Clarito for a 92-82 lead. The Road Warriors showed signs of life later on, as a Robert Bolick four-pointer even brought them to within eight, 98-90, with still 2:57 left in the game. Unfortunately for NLEX, however, that proved to be their last charge as Andre Caracut, Clarito, and Caelan Tiongson went on to seal not only their victory but also their fourth straight semis appearance. Bolick was one of the few bright spots for the Road Warriors who once led by 11 in the game, as the former San Beda University star tallied a game-high 34 points on top of six rebounds and four assists, but with four turnovers. Meanwhile, aside from TNT and RoS, the San Miguel Beermen and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel comprise the other semis bracket. San Miguel and Ginebra eliminated defending champions Meralco Bolts and the Converge FiberXers, respectively, to enter the Final 4. The Scores: Rain or Shine 103 – Santillan 24, Caracut 16, Clarito 13, Asistio 11, Malonzo 10, Mamuyac 9, Tiongson 8, Nocum 5, Norwood 4, Porter 3, Datu 0. NLEX 92 – Bolick 34, Bahio 11, Ramirez 10, Mocon 9, Fajardo 7, Semerad 6, Policarpio 5, Torres 4, Nieto 2, Alas 2, Valdez 2. Quarterscores: 21-27, 52-55, 78-77, 103-92.</div>

After yet another upset, the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup semifinals cast is officially complete.

After yet another upset, the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup semifinals cast is officially complete.

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Published June 21, 2025 10:14 PM PHT

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