MANILA, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra shocks defending Champion San Miguel Beermen with a wire-to-wire victory (127-99) to open the PBA 2018 Commissioner’s Cup Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on July 27, 2018.
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Justin Brownlee started the period with a perfect 8 of 8 in the field, holding a 15 point advantage in the first quarter, Beermen cut the lead to (46-35) in the 5 minute frame, but that was the closest score Beermen gave to Ginebra, Brownlee continue to stretch the lead to (69-50) at the half with 11 points alone in the period.
Going to the third period San Miguel slowly trim the lead to a 15points, but Ginebra closed the quarter in 95-74 advantage, San Miguel Beermen had a long drought since, Ginebra’s went 24-6 run then stretches the lead to 39 points in the final 3 minute frame.
Justin Brownlee finished with 42 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assist, Joe Devance also added 20 points, Marc Caguioa and Sol Mercado led Barangay Ginebra’s bench with 11 points and 10 points respectively.
Reynaldo Balkman led San Miguel to a usual double-double performance with 27 points, including 13 rebounds and 4 assist but no other help, only June Mar Fajardo in double figure with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Game Summary
Total Lead Changes: 0
Total Deadlock: 0
Biggest Lead: 39pts (GINEBRA)
Barangay Ginebra (127) – Brownlee 42, Devance 20, Slaughter 11, Caguioa 11, Mercado 10, Tenorio 9, Thompson 7, Ferrer 7, Mariano 4, Chan 2, Cruz 2, Aguilar 2, Caperal 0, Manuel 0.
San Miguel Beermen (99) – Balkman 27, Standhardinger 26, Fajardo 13, Santos 8, Lassiter 6, Cabagnot 5, Nabong 5, Ross 4, Lanete 3, Pessumal 0.
Quarter Scoring
First Quarter: Ginebra (35-20)
Second Quarter: (34-30)
Third Quarter: (25-25)
Fourth Quarter: (33-24) San Miguel Beer
Total: 127-99
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