The San Mig Coffee Mixers squandered a 28-point first half lead before waking up in the fourth quarter to notch a Game Four victory, 88-86, over the Petron Blaze Boosters on Friday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Mark Barroca broke the game’s final deadlock with free throws with 21.9 seconds left to rescue the Mixers, who tied their PLDT Telpad Governors’ Cup finals series at 2-2.
They had to go through the eye of the needle against a Boosters team that never quit despite a hot start by San Mig Coffee, which took a 33-13 lead after the first quarter.
The Mixers pushed the lead to 28 points, 49-21, as Petron started off cold after a blowout win in Game Three.
But Petron came alive after the halftime break, scoring the first six points of the third quarter to win the period, 34-17, and cut the deficit to just four points.
The Boosters finally took the lead on a three-pointer by Marcio Lassiter, 73-71, with 7:48 remaining in the game.
Petron still led, 77-73, when Barroca and Marc Pingris teamed for an 9-2 run to put San Mig Coffee back in the driver’s seat.
The game was still tied at 83-all heading into the dying minutes after a basket by Elijah Millsap.
Arwind Santos, who won Most Valuable Player honors earlier in the evening, missed an open jumper, and Chris Lutz was called for a foul on Barroca in the ensuing looseball.
After Barroca’s free throws, Santos threw the ball away on an inbound play. Petron was forced to foul Peter June Simon, who buried his charities for an 87-83 advantage with 12 seconds left.
The Boosters were still not done yet, after Millsap scored on an alleyoop off a timeout while getting fouled. The Petron import made the bonus free throw to cut the Petron deficit to a single point, 87-86.
James Yap was sent to the line in the next play, but the San Mig Coffee superstar muffed both his free throws. Millsap and Marqus Blakely tangled for the rebound, resulting in a jumpball.
Blakely tapped the ball to Mallari, who was fouled immediately. The rookie guard made his first free throw before missing the second. Lassiter grabbed the rebound, but his prayer from beyond halfcourt failed to hit the target, allowing San Mig Coffee to finally escape.
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Mark Barroca broke the game’s final deadlock with free throws with 21.9 seconds left to rescue the Mixers, who tied their PLDT Telpad Governors’ Cup finals series at 2-2.
They had to go through the eye of the needle against a Boosters team that never quit despite a hot start by San Mig Coffee, which took a 33-13 lead after the first quarter.
The Mixers pushed the lead to 28 points, 49-21, as Petron started off cold after a blowout win in Game Three.
But Petron came alive after the halftime break, scoring the first six points of the third quarter to win the period, 34-17, and cut the deficit to just four points.
The Boosters finally took the lead on a three-pointer by Marcio Lassiter, 73-71, with 7:48 remaining in the game.
Petron still led, 77-73, when Barroca and Marc Pingris teamed for an 9-2 run to put San Mig Coffee back in the driver’s seat.
The game was still tied at 83-all heading into the dying minutes after a basket by Elijah Millsap.
Arwind Santos, who won Most Valuable Player honors earlier in the evening, missed an open jumper, and Chris Lutz was called for a foul on Barroca in the ensuing looseball.
After Barroca’s free throws, Santos threw the ball away on an inbound play. Petron was forced to foul Peter June Simon, who buried his charities for an 87-83 advantage with 12 seconds left.
The Boosters were still not done yet, after Millsap scored on an alleyoop off a timeout while getting fouled. The Petron import made the bonus free throw to cut the Petron deficit to a single point, 87-86.
James Yap was sent to the line in the next play, but the San Mig Coffee superstar muffed both his free throws. Millsap and Marqus Blakely tangled for the rebound, resulting in a jumpball.
Blakely tapped the ball to Mallari, who was fouled immediately. The rookie guard made his first free throw before missing the second. Lassiter grabbed the rebound, but his prayer from beyond halfcourt failed to hit the target, allowing San Mig Coffee to finally escape.
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