FOR the third straight time, Barangay Ginebra leaned on its never-say-die approach to pull off yet another win in the PBA On Tour.
Aljon Mariano spearheaded a 12-0 run in the final three minutes to pull off a 114-106 victory over Terrafirma on Friday night at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig
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Mariano scored four points in that backbreaking run that erased a 102-106 deficit with 3:31 to play.
He finished with a game-high 25 points as the Kings won for the third straight time for a 4-3 record.
"We got lucky tonight, but we won't get lucky the next time. So yun ang lesson learned from this game," said deputy coach Richard Del Rosario.
"But again, the guys found a way to win. AJ (Aljon Mariano) played really well," he added. "We were down big, but the players refused to give up."
Mariano finished with a game-high 25 points including eight in the fourth period, while adding 11 rebounds, Sidney Onwubere added 20, while Von Pessumal had 17 including a corner three with 2:52 to play that ignited the telling Ginebra run.
Don Gumaru contributed 16 points and hit a three pointer to close out the scoring in the final 25 seconds.
Javi Gomez De Liano led Terrafirma with 23 points and 11 rebounds, Gelo Alolino came through with 16, while Ed Daquiaog with 13, his completed three-point play giving the Dyip a 106-102 lead before the Kings made their move.
Terrafirma fell to an even 4-4 record.
The scores
Barangay Ginebra (114) - Mariano 25, Onwubere 20, Pessumal 17, Gray 16, Gumaru 16, David 11, Dillinger 4, Pinto 3, Salcedo 2.
Terrafirma (106) - De Liano 23, Alolino 16, Daquioag 13, Go 13, Camson 13, Calvo 9, Taladua 9, Mina 6, Grospe 2, Alanes 2.
Quarterscores: 22-32; 60-59; 82-89; 114-106.
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