Blakely, Pingris come up big as San Mig slays Petron for Governors Cup crown pbaddicts.me/Thread-Blakely-Pingris-come-up-big-as-San-Mig-slays-Petron-for-Governors-Cup-crown#.UmqPmVPNQXg The San Mig Coffee Mixers defeated the Petron Blaze Boosters 87-77 to claim the 2013 Governors Cup title Friday at the Araneta Coliseum. The two teams entered the final three minutes with San Mig ahead by four after an Elijah Millsap make, 78-74. The Petron import only managed a split in his next trip to the line, as the Mixers maintained a three-point lead with 2:24 remaining. Marqus Blakely then completed a steal, before soaring for a layup to pad their lead with 1:47 to go. Arwind Santos hit back quickly, but Blakely took it strong for an and one, 82-77. Good defense from Marc Pingris leads to another San Mig possession with 69 seconds left in the game. The Gilas standout and Barroca then connected on their charities to seal the deal. Its the tenth title for the San Mig Coffee franchise, their first since the 2012 Commissioners Cup. I am totally shocked at how our guys were able to do that, said San Mig head coach Tim Cone. I did very little coaching over the past few games; they didnt play perfect basketball but they played perfect effort. The Coffee mixers raced off to a 6-1 start in the first after a Marc Pingris one-hander. The Boosters then found their range, as Arwind Santos, Marcio Lassiter and Elijah Millsap connected with jumpers for an 8-6 edge, before Mark Barroca tied the game at 8-all. James Yap and Pingris found their way around the Petron interior defense, before Barroca connected with a pull up for a 19-13 spread. But after a Millsap jumper, Doug Kramer and Chris Lutz converted to end the first with the two teams knotted up at 19 all. Marqus Blakely and Alex Mallari pushed San Mig ahead to start the second, 25-21, before Millsap and Chris Lutz tied it up anew at 26-all. June Mar Fajardo then strung five straight for a 28-26 Petron advantage, before PJ Simon connected from deep to knot it up at 31-all. Four straight from Blakely briefly gave San Mig the upper hand, but Fajardo couldnt be denied, getting one off the glass. James Yap continued to go hard for another bucket, while PJ Simon made it a four-point game in his teams favor with 67 seconds left in the half, 39-35. Millsap briefly stopped the bleeding for the Boosters, but Barroca responded with his own jumper to sustain the advantage. Fajardo ended the second with a putback to make it 41-39 for San Mig after two. It was a total team effort for San Mig after two, as Blakely, Barroca and Pingris all registered eight points each. The Coffee Mixers import also had nine boards at the half with two steals and an assist. Yap and Simon chipped in six apiece, as Devance and Mallari scored three and two, respectively. Fajardo led Petron with 12 points, six rebounds and a block, while Millsap had 11. Lassiter and Lutz had six and four points. The Petron import sparked the start of the second half with a slam, before Arwind Santos connected with a jumper, 43-41. Blakely, Joe Devance and Pingris strung points together to give San Mig a slim lead, but two makes from Fajardo, followed by a Lassiter bucket made it 53-48 for the Boosters. Four from Blakely and Pingris inched San Mig closer, before Simon started to sizzle for a 7-3 swing and a 60-56 lead. The Boosters responded with their own mini run, as a pair of charities from Fajardo, followed by an Alex Cabagnot long bomb had Petron leading 61-60, with 1:03 to go. A 5-0 run by San Mig gave the Mixers a four-point advantage heading into the payoff period, though, 65-61. The Mixers looked to finish strong in the fourth, as four from Simon, followed by a Devance trey and a Pingris bucket stretched the lead to nine, 74-65. Millsap stopped the bleeding with a triple at the 7:09 mark, as James Yap snapped a two-minute scoring drought for both teams with two charities. Blakely cancelled out a Cabagnot triple with his own make, while Millsap tried to keep Petron afloat, 78-74. The scores: San Mig Coffee 87 - Blakely 19, Pingris 19, Simon 16, Devance 11, Barroca 10, Yap 8, Mallari 2, De Ocampo 2. Petron 77 - Millsap 25, Fajardo 20, Lassiter 11, Cabagnot 8, Santos 7, Lutz 4, Kramer 2, Deutchman 0, Tubid 0. Quarters: 19-19, 41-39, 65-61, 87-77
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:36:27 +0000
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