CONVERGE clinched a spot in the PBA 50th Season Governors’ Cup quarterfinals after a 152-119 win over Titan Ultra on Sunday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
The FiberXers went on a 11-0 start on the way to the wire-to-wire win to improve to 6-4 (win-loss) and tie TNT at third spot in Group A.
With TNT and Converge holding a two-game lead over fifth-running Terrafirma (4-6), the quarterfinal cast is complete.
Juan GDL does it all
Juan Gomez de Liano had a triple-double of 32 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists in the FiberXers' triumph over the Giant Risers, who were ousted from playoff contention with a 2-8 card.
Despite the hot start, Converge’s lead still went down to one point, 57-56, in the second quarter, but the FiberXers finished strong with Calvin Abueva ending the period with a bank shot three-pointer for a 71-60 halftime lead.
Converge never looked back and led by as many as 33 points.
“There are still more adjustment pa rin na kailangan gawin,” said Converge coach Delta Pineda. “Parang ‘yung intensity, kailangan pa rin ma-maintain.”
Cameron Clark had 30 points, while Justine Baltazar added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the FiberXers.
Tirrell Brown had 31 points, while Joshua Munzon added 22 points in a losing effort for Titan Ultra.
The scores:
Converge 152 – Gomez de Liano 32, Clark 30, Baltazar 20, Stockton 16, Abueva 15, Policarpio 11, Arana 11, Tungcab 7, Garcia 4, Williams 4, Clemente 2, Concepcion 0, Santos 0.
Titan Ultra 119 – Brown 31, Munzon 22, Dionisio 16, Garcia 8, Wong 8, Pessumal 7, Omega 5, Caralipio 5, Yu 4, Ular 4, Inigo 3, Deles 2, Amores 2, Javillonar 2.
Quarters: 38-27; 71-60; 99-90, 152-119.
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