Despite not being known as a defensive-minded squad, Petron Blaze made the necessary stops as they turned back Barako Bull, 101-88, to take a headstart in their PLDT Home DSL Philippine Cup best-of-three quarterfinals series at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The Boosters shut down the Energy Colas late, holding them without a basket for a six minute stretch in the fourth period. With their defense working for them, Petron scored 17 unanswered points, turning a 71-78 deficit into a sizeable lead, 88-78, with exactly five minutes left....
The scores:
PETRON 101 - Lassiter 17, Cabagnot 17, Santos 17, Fajardo 15, Lutz 14, Ross 10, Tubid 6, Lanete 4, Taha 1, Duncil 0, Kramer 0.
BARAKO 88 - Miller 17, Buenafe 17, Intal 15, Pena 9, Miranda 9, Wilson 8, Jensen 5, Maierhofer 3, Pennisi 3, Macapagal 2, Lastimosa 0, Marcelo 0.
Quarters: 20-22, 42-49, 67-73, 101-88
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