PBA: William Navarro steals show in Venky Jois' return as NorthPort downs Terrafirma

Venky Jois imposed his will inside in his PBA return. PBA Images

By Ivan Saldajeno

MANILA—Venky Jois was successful in his return to NorthPort but it was William Navarro who put on a show in a 112-93 rout against Terrafirma in their PBA Governors' Cup meeting on Friday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

Navarro fired a career-high 31 points on 13-of-20 shooting with five rebounds to lead the Batang Pier, who pulled away from the Dyip after a 34-point third quarter capped by a halfcourt heave from Fran Yu at the buzzer, which now counts as a four-pointer.

"I'm just confident like I know my shots are gonna go in," said Navarro, who also tallied two assists and two steals.

Jois added 16 points, 15 rebounds, six assists, one block, and one steal for NorthPort, which moved up to 1-1.

Arvin Tolentino came close to a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists with three steals and one block.

Juami Tiongson put up 19 markers, three boards, and five dimes, but he also committed seven turnovers as Terrafirma dropped to 0-2.

Stanley Pringle tallied 17 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists, while Antonio Hester tallied 13 points, 11 caroms, five assists, and two steals.

The Scores:

NORTHPORT 112–Navarro 31, Jois 16, Munzon 14, Tolentino 10, Amores 8, Jalalon 8, Yu 7, Nelle 6, Tratter 5, Cuntapay 3, Bulanadi 2, Flores 2, Taha 0

TERRAFIRMA 93–Tiongson 19, Pringle 17, Hester 13, Ferrer 13, Standhardinger 10, Carino 9, Cahilig 5, Hernandez 5, Ramos 2, Olivario 0

QUARTERS: 30-20, 51-43, 85-70, 112-93

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