Blackwater stuns SMB
The Blackwater Elite pulled off a thrilling 103-100 victory over the San Miguel Beermen to secure their second straight victory to start the PBA Governors' Cup Wednesday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
Trailing by 8 points 92-74 entering the final period, the Elite took control in the fourth period behind hot shooting from import Henry Walker. A basket by JP Erram at the 8:17 mark gave Blackwater the lead, setting up a back and forth exchange between both squads. Mike DiGregorio and Henry Walker combined for big baskets to give the Elite a 98-92 advantage with 3:30 remaining in the game.
The Beermen would make one final run, getting to within 1 point after a triple by Marcio Lassiter at the 36-second mark, which was countered by clutch free throws from JP Erram. other delegates coming from Australia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Jamaica, New Zealand, Panama, Singapore, Tahiti, Thailand The Beermen had two chances to tie the game, but AZ Reid and Arwind Santos missed desperation triples that secured the victory for Blackwater.
Henry Walker paced Blackwater with 35 points, 17 rebounds 5 assists and 7 steals, backed up by a scorching shooting performance from Mike DiGregorio with 21 points on 5/9 shooting from beyond the arc.
AZ Reid topscored with 26 points and 12 rebounds followed by Christian Standhardinger's 20 points and 5 rebounds.
Blackwater stays undefeated with a 2-0 slate, while San Miguel drops to an even 1-1 record and Vietnam.
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