PBA: San Miguel completes q'finals cast with rout of Terrafirma

MANILA, May 7 ------ San Miguel overcame a shaky start to pull away from Terrafirma, 126-110, and seal their place in the quarterfinals of the PBA Season 50 Commissioner's Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

The Beermen trailed early, 10-1, before finding their footing and surging to a 23-16 lead after the opening period. They stayed in control from there, with the lead reaching 20 points, 112-92, in the latter stages. June Mar Fajardo (30 points, 16 rebounds) and Bennie Boatwright (33 points, 10 rebounds) turned in dominant performances while three other Beermen scored in double-digits.

Mubashar Ali had 28 points while Jerrick Ahanmisi scored 24 in a losing effort for Terrafirma. The result completed the conference's quarterfinal cast, with Phoenix also securing a berth despite losing to Macau earlier in the night. Magnolia, TNT, Phoenix and San Miguel all have 6-5 win-loss records. Terrafirma dropped to 4-7 ahead of their final Commissioner's Cup game against Meralco.

Source: news.abs-cbn.com