PBA: Converge sends Macau home with 34-year high scoring

Cam Clark put up a near-flawless to deliver one last bad beat to Macau before ending their short stay in the PBA. PBA Images

By Ivan Saldajeno

MUNTINLUPA—Converge put a bitter end to Macau's stint in the PBA with a 162-108 battering on Friday night at the Ynares Center 1 in Antipolo.

Just like in the Giant Pandas' previous three games, the FiberXers led from start to finish, eventually setting a new franchise record in winning margin and scoring, which was also a league season-high.

Chief statistician Fidel Mangonon confirmed that the 162 points Converge dropped on Macau was the most since 1992.

Cam Clark led Converge, which tied TNT for third place in Group A, with 32 points on a near-perfect 14-for-15 shooting, three rebounds, three assists, and one block.

Justin Arana led the FiberXers' bench mob with 16 points on 6-for-10 field goals, 10 rebounds, and four assists.

Balti Baltazar put up 14 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting, 12 rebounds, and six assists, while Juan Gomez De Liaño had a triple-double of 13 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds with one steal and one block.

John Lloyd Clemente also had 13 markers alongside two rebounds and one assist.

Kobey Lam fired a PBA career-high 49 points on four threes and three fours with six rebounds, four assists, and three steals to lead Macau, which finished the conference with a dismal 2-10 record.

The franchise's two-conference stint as the guest team for the league's landmark 50th season ended with a 5-19 record.