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MANILA—Meralco overcame a gallant fight from Macau to score a 115-110 win in their PBA Commissioner's Cup battle on Saturday night at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
Finding themselves down, 107-109, with 3:56 left, the Bolts ended the game on an 8-1 run, which was sparked by back-to-back baskets from CJ Cansino and capped with dagger deuces from Marvin Jones and Jansen Rios.
Jones finished with 32 points on 13-of-23 field goals, 14 rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and one steal, while Cansino added 23 points on 10-of-19 shooting, seven rebounds, one assist, two steals, and two blocks.
Phoenix Shackelford fired 29 points on 10-of-16 field goals, including 4-of-5 from three-point range, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals for Macau, which remained winless at 0-6.
Jenning Leung added 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and four steals, while Ramon Cao chipped in 20 points, eight rebounds, and two assists.
Tony Mitchell contributed 16 points on a perfect 4-for-4 clip on inside baskets, 14 rebounds, and two blocks, and Damian Chongqui put up 13 points, two rebounds, and 13 assists.
The Scores :
MERALCO 115 – Jones 32, Cansino 23, Brickman 13, Newsome 11, Black 9, Rios 7, Almazan 7, Banchero 6, Quinto 3, Hodge 2, Magbuhos 2
MACAU 110 – Shackelford 29, Leung 21, Cao 20, Mitchell 16, Chongqui 13, Lao 9, Li 2, Sun 0, Li 0
QUARTERS: 26-25, 53-57, 87-81, 115-100
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