JUMBO Plastic Linoleum beat MP Hotel, 78-72, on Thursday at the Ynares Sports Arena to advance to the quarterfinals of the PBA D-League Foundation Cup.
Paul Sanga scored 13 of his 15 points in the final period to pace the Giants to end the eliminations with a 5-4 win-loss record. The Giants sealed the No. 5 spot in the quarterfinals and will face fourth-ranked twice-to-beat Hapee.
Philip Paniamogan and Southeast Asian Games-bound Glenn Khobuntin each had 13 points for Jumbo Plastic, which trailed 55-56 at the end of the third over the lowly MP Hotel.
The Warriors finished the conference with a 1-8 win-loss slate.
The scores:
Jumbo Plastic (78) — Sanga 15, Paniamogan 13, Khobuntin 13, Villamor 11, Arellano 6, Mandani 5, Tiongson 4, Eguilos 4, Avillanoza 4, Perez 3, Purdy 0.
MP Hotel (72) — Mirza 21, Acidre 15, Dela Pena 10, Quinto 8, Nambatac 6, Custodio 5, Mendoza 4, Colina 2, Cruz 1, Luib 0, Calvo 0, Apreku 0.
Quarterscores: 25-21; 42-38; 55-56; 78-72.
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