NORTHPORT ENDS DROUGHT

Games today (AUF Sports Arena Powered by Smart 5G) 4 p.m. – Rain or Shine vs Blackwater 6:45 p.m. – Ginebra vs Magnolia

NorthPort’s support STANDINGS

c rew led by Renzo TNT Tropang Giga 5-0 Ginebra 4-0

Subido and Kelly Nabong Rain or Shine 3-1 Phoenix 3-2 stepped up to the plate Meralco 3-2

as the Sean Anthony-less San Miguel Beer 3-2

Batang Pier scored a 107Alaska 3-3 Blackwater 2-3 96 breakthrough win over Magnolia 1-4

Terrafirma in the PBA NLEX 1-4

Philippine Cup yesterday. NorthPort 1-4

With Anthony sidelined Terrafirma 0-4 by hamstring problems, Subido and Nabong took care of endgame duties and cleared the way for NorthPort’s first win after a 0-4 start .

Subido, a rookie, masterfully set the table for Batang Pier and did more, rifling in all of his 12 points in the last four minutes to spell the difference in the tight contest at the Smart 5G-powered AUF Sports Arena.

Nabong, a known bruising defender, put on an offensive hat as well and fired 10 of his 18 in the final canto to backstop Christian Standhardinger’s team-high 23, a par for the course for the Fil-German ace.

“We can’t go down 0-5 in the bubble. That’s really a no-go for us. So we had to come out and show aggressiveness and we did that and we came up on top,” said Nabong, who emerged as NorthPort’s top three-point gunman with a four-of-six clip.

Later, defending champion San Miguel went back-to-back for the first time in the bubble, edging Alaska, 92-88. The Beermen improved to 3-2 while snapping the threegame roll of the Aces (3-3). The scores: First Game NorthPort 107 – Standhardinger 23, Nabong 18, Lanete 14, Taha 12, Subido 12, Ferrer 8, Manganti 7, Guinto 6, Cruz 5, Elorde 2, Revilla 0.

Terrafirma 96 – Perez 25, Adams 19, Tiongson 14, McCarthy 9, Ramos 9, Cahilig 8, Gabayni 6, Calvo 4, Balagasay 2, Khobuntin 0, Faundo 0. Quarterscores: 27-20, 51-48, 74-71, 107-96 Second Game San Miguel 92 – Cabagnot 19, Santos 17, Tautuaa 16, Lassiter 13, Ross 10, Pessumal 8, Zamar 6, Escoto 2, Mamaril 1, Gamalinda 0.

Alaska 88 – Ebona 18, Manuel 18, Digregorio 13, Herndon 12, Tratter 11, Brondial 9, Casio 7, Teng 0, Ahanmisi 0, Galliguez 0, Ayaay 0, Publico 0.

Quarterscores: 27-17, 41-39, 69-68, 92-88