NLEX rallied from the depth of a 19-point deficit to complete a 102-94 victory against San Miguel Beer Wednesday night in the PBA On Tour at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.
NLEX vs San Miguel PBA On Tour recap
Jake Pascual scored six of the Road Warriors' last 10 points to hack out the come-from-behind win.
NLEX trailed 39-58 at the break.
"Buti na lang nag-respond si Jake," said NLEX coach Frankie Lim, noting that starting center Ben Adamos had an off night.
At the same time, Lim lauded 3x3 guard Dominic Fajardo for spearheading the Road Warriors' second half comeback.
"Buti na lang meron kaming Dom Fajardo. He played very well," added the NLEX coach.
NLEX outscored San Miguel in the third period, 34-19, to bring the deficit down to 77-73 entering the fourth as Fajardo, Don Trollano, and Kris Rosales took turns in scoring.
Then Kevin Alas exploded for 11 fourth quarter points and teamed up with Pascual as the Road Warriors finally took control, 90-87, inside the final five minutes.
Fajardo topscored for 20 points, Trollano added 19, Alas with 15, while Pascual had 10 and eight rebounds as the Road Warriors improved to 2-4 in the preseason.
Clint Doliguez and Matt Nieto were the other players in double figures for NLEX with 13 and 12, respectively.
The loss by San Miguel (2-5) put to naught the monster numbers of Rodney Brondial, who finished with 22 points and 24 rebounds.
The scores
NLEX (102) - Fajardo 20, Trollano 19, Alas 15, Doliguez 13, Nieto 12, Pascual 10, Rosales 8, Anthony 1, Guissani 0.
San Miguel (94) - Bulanadi 26, Brondial 22, Cruz 20, Baclao 9, Apacible 7, Faundo 7, Dela Cruz 3, Lee 0, De Vera 0.
Quarterscores: 25-20; 39-58; 73-77; 102-94.
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