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QUEZON CITY—TNT made Meralco miss active consultant Nenad Vucinic dearly with a 109-92 blowout win in Game 2 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday night.
Held to only three triples in Game 1 despite the win, it was the Tropang 5G's turn to lock the Bolts down from the outside, holding them to only three long-range shots, all from Kurt Reyson, to set the blowout win.
Calvin Oftana led TNT, now 2-0 up in the best-of-seven series, with 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting including 4-of-7 from three-point range, seven rebounds, and one block.
Jordan Heading added 24 points on 9-of-16 field goals, two rebounds, one assist, and one steal.
Chris Newsome and Cliff Hodge each had 18 markers for Meralco, who will also miss Vucinic in Game 3 on Friday night back at the Smart Araneta Coliseum as he attends his daughter's wedding.
The Scores:
TNT 109 – Oftana 26, Heading 24, Williams 12, Pogoy 12, Ganuelas-Rosser 11, Galinato 6, Nambatac 4, Khobuntin 4, Erram 4, Jalalon 2, Enciso 0, Ferrer 0, Nieto 0
MERALCO 92 – Newsome 18, Hodge 18, Quinto 13, Reyson 11, Black 10, Cansino 9, Almazan 9, Banchero 2, Jose 2, Comia 0, Rios 0, Bates 0
QUARTERS: 29-19, 57-46, 82-66, 109-92
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