CJ Perez needed only three quarters to light it up against Titan Ultra. PBA Images
By Ivan Saldajeno

MANILA--San Miguel put up arguably its greatest offensive explosion in a long while as it cruised to a 41-point win against Titan Ultra, 158-117, in their Wednesday night PBA Philippine Cup showdown at the Ynares Center 2 in Rodriguez, Rizal.

The Beermen already felt it would be their night by the first quarter when they dropped 36 points on the Giant Risers.

However, SMB pulled away by going on a 43-14 second quarter that opened a 79-38 halftime lead.

Almost midway through the third quarter, the team had already reached 100 points as both clubs virtually went on a shootout the rest of the way.

CJ Perez put up 26 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including 3-of-4 from four-point range, two rebounds, two assists, and two steals for the Beermen, who are now on a five-game winning streak that put them in a tie with the NLEX Road Warriors and Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters for second place behind top-ranked TNT Tropang 5G in the team standings.

Jericho Cruz added 24 points on a perfect 8-of-8 shooting inside the arc, two rebounds, two assists, and one steal from the bench.

Don Trollano contributed 20 points on 6-for-6 two-point shooting, three rebounds, two assists, and one steal off the bench.

June Mar Fajardo notched his first career triple-double in only three quarters, finishing with 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists along with one steal.

Mo Tautuaa also had a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds, along with three assists and one steal, even as Kris Rosales also had 10 markers alongside three rebounds, two assists, two steals, and one block.

Von Pessumal fired 21 points on three fours with four rebounds, three assists, and two steals to lead the Giant Risers, who dropped to 2-5.

Joshua Munzon added 20 points, three assists, and two blocks, while Calvin Abueva put up 16 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, three steals, and one block.