SAN Miguel Beer smoothly set sail in an arduous odyssey toward a Grand Slam as it cruised past GlobalPort, 97-86, in a PBA Philippine Cup road game at the University of Southeastern Philippines gym in Davao.
The defending champion Beermen flashed their firepower and depth to overcome an early deficit and pull away with the one-sided win in the Petron Saturday Special.
June Mar Fajardo showed he’s recovered from a recurring foot injury as the reigning league MVP pumped in 21 points, 17 boards, and three blocks in 38 minutes.
Alex Cabagnot added 19 points, eight assists, four boards as the duo led six players with at least nine points for the Beermen, who gained a share of the early lead with Rain or Shine, NLEX, and Alaska.
The Beermen, according to chief PBA statistician Fidel Mangonon III, also remained undefeated in six out-of-town games in the last four all-Filipino conferences, while keeping the Batang Pier winless in nine road games.
Stanley Pringle led the Batang Pier with 20 points, eight boards, three assists, while Keith Jensen and Joseph Yeo added 16 and 13 makers, respectively.
Terrence Romeo, however, was held to just five points on 2-of-8 shooting, although he added seven boards and five assists in his first game after a stellar showing with Gilas Pilipinas.
The scores:
SMB 97 – Fajardo 21, Cabagnot 19, Santos 11, Lassiter 10, Espinas 10, Lutz 9, Reyes 4, Arana 3, De Ocampo 3, Heruela 3, Ross 2, Tubid 2
GLOBALPORT 86 – Pringle 20, Jensen 16, Yeo 13, Kramer 10, Maierhofer 6, Romeo 5, Uyloan 5, Washington 5, Mamaril 4, Taha 2, Paniamogan 0, Pena 0, Sumang 0
Quarterscores: 20-26, 49-37, 71-58, 97-87
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