PBA 2018:
Phoenix gains twice-to-beat, defeats Blackwater, 97-91
November 4, 2018 – Araneta Coliseum
PBA News 2018: Phoenix Fuel Masters gained the twice-to-beat edge, by defeating the Blackwater Elite, 97-91 to barge into 2018 PBA Governors’s Cup quarterfinals this Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum. “The Beast” Calvin Abueva showed his mettle by dropping 25 big points and 8 boards for Phoenix while sniper Matthew Wright contributed 23 buckets and 7 caroms.
Notes:
➤ Reinforcement Eugene Phelps also added 16 markers and 6 dimes for the Fuel Masters.
➤ The Fuel Masters outrebounded the Elite, 64 against 50 boards total.
➤ Import Henry Walker led the losing Elite with 21 buckets and 12 rebounds while Nard Pinto registered 17 points and 10 dimes.
➤ Blackwater lost the chance to gain the twice-to-beat advantage and will face a dangerous Magnolia squad in the quarterfinals.
➤ On the other hand, Phoenix ended the eliminations with an 8-3 slate and secured the 2nd place in the quarterfinals behind league leader Ginebra. They are bound to campaign in the playoffs against a yet to be determined 7th place team.
Game Scores:
Quarters: 21-18, 44-48, 72-69, 97-91.
phoenix: 97
Abueva 25, Wright 23, Phelps 16, Revilla 11, Perkins 9, Chua 4, Jazul 4, Intal 3, Alolino 1, Wilson 1, Kramer 0.
blackwater: 91
Walker 21, Pinto 17, Zamar 12, Belo 10, Maliksi 9, Erram 9, Digregorio 7, Al-Hussaini 4, Jose 0, Sumang 0, Javier 2, Cortez 0.
Posted on November 5, 2018 - Araneta Coliseum
Written by Rock Punzalan for Philippine Basketball News Team
