Ginebra manhandles woeful Terrafirma

MANILA, Philippines, October 29 ------ Barangay Ginebra didn’t take a step back after its comeback against a fierce rival and added another chapter in Terrafirma’s ongoing nightmare with a 111-90 win in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Friday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Six players scored in double figures with import Justin Brownlee leading the way with 23 while adding 11 rebounds and 11 assists to produce a triple-double and Christian Standhardinger adding 19 as Ginebra climbed up to 4-2.

Ginebra avoided a fate it dealt with a few weeks ago when coach Tim Cone’s wards followed up a huge victory over guest team Bay Area with a shock defeat at the hands of Phoenix. “This is what we called a ‘trap game’ because we had Magnolia and we will have San Miguel next,” said Cone, who last Sunday saw Ginebra rally from 15 down to complete a 103-97 defeat of Magnolia. “So keeping our focus on Terrafirma was important to us. Now we can put our whole focus on San Miguel and see if we can get this momentum going.”

Ginebra and San Miguel are set to face on Nov. 6 in a battle between two of the favorites in the midseason tournament. Dropping to 0-7, the Dyip suffered their 23rd consecutive loss that moved them six shy of equaling the futile mark established by the Blackwater Bossing last year. Eric Camson finished with 21 points and Juami Tiongson added 16 in another lopsided setback for Terrafirma.

The scores:

GINEBRA 111 — Brownlee 23, Standhardinger 19, J.Aguilar 13, Thompson 12, Malonzo 11, Gray 10, Pringle 9, Pinto 6, Mariano 4, Tenorio 3, Pessumal 1, R. Aguilar 0.

TERRAFIRMA 90 — Camson 21, Munzon 16, Tiongson 16, Ramos 9, Gomez de Liano 7, Prosper 7, Javelona 6, Cahilig 6, Mina 2, Cabagnot 0, Calvo 0, Gabayni 0, Alolino 0, Balagasay 0.

Quarters: 27-19, 61-39, 86-65, 111-90.

Source: sports.inquirer.net

Editor's note

In the first game, Converge FiberXers once again quickened the pace that resulted in a stunning 130-117 result against the TNT Tropang Giga. It was a terrific shooting night for Converge which finished with 21 triples, three shy of the record. Import Quincy Miller led the way for the FiberXers with 38 points. Also contributing to the rout were Jeron Teng (conference-high 22 points), Aljun Melecio (20 points), Justine Arana (14 points), Mike DiGregorio (13 points) and RK Ilagan (eight assists). The FiberXers now ride on a three-game winning streak and a 4-2 record.

The Philippine Basketball Association has put off today’s Commissioner’s Cup games due to Typhoon Paeng. A pair of games were scheduled to be played at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, with Meralco and San Miguel supposedly opening the double-header at 4:30 PM. Then comes the Magnolia-Rain or Shine bout at 5:45 PM.