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Meralco Bolts escapes past Barangay Ginebra, 106-104 in game 3 of their best-of-3 quarterfinal series of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup on Sunday, July 31 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Meralco beats Ginebra in a PBA Playoffs series for the first time.
Meralco advances to the best-of-seven semifinals against San Miguel Beermen.
Seven Bolts players finished in double figures with Chris Newsome leading the way with a huge triple-double of 21 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals in 40 minutes of play. Cliff Hodge with a solid double-double game of 13 points, game-high 18 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal while Aaron Black finished with 17 points including three 3-pointers along with 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal.
Scottie Thompson paced Ginebra with game-high 26 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals while Christian Standhardinger had a double-double performance of 23 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.
The Scores:
MERALCO 106 - Newsome 21 (10reb 12ast), Black 17 (3/6 3pts 4ast 3reb), Hodge 13 (18reb), Maliksi 12 (3ast), Quinto 11 (2reb), Almazan 11 (9reb), Pasaol 11 (2/4 3pts), Banchero 4, Jose 4 (3reb), Pascual 2.
GINEBRA 104 – Thompson 26 (6reb 3ast), Standhardinger 23 (10reb 4ast), J. Aguilar 21 (7reb 7/12 fg), Tenorio 12 (6ast 4/6 3pts 3/7 3pts), Pringle 12 (6ast), Pinto 6 (7reb 4ast), Chan 4 (4reb), Caperal 0, Onwubere 0, Mariano 0.
Quarters: 24-18, 55-42, 85-76, 106-104. [GAME STATS] | [GAME VIDEO]
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