ALLAN THE MAN

The Alaska Aces and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, the protagonists of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals, split the top individual awards of the tournament.

Gin Kings star point guard LA Tenorio won the Best Player of the Conference plum over Aces rookie Calvin Abueva, while Alaska reinforcement Robert Dozier won Best Import over Ginebra’s Vernon Macklin.

Defending champion San Mig Coffee gained the last ticket to the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semis by suppressing Meralco, 90-82, in Game 3 of their quarterfinals showdown.

Just like in their 2012 quarterfinals duel, the Mixers were able to fight back from a Game 1 defeat to the Bolts by claiming the next two games in their best-of-three series.

Marc Pingris had 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the Mixers, who will face league leader Alaska in the semifinals. The 6’5” forward was even more effective at the defensive end, containing Meralco’s Mac Cardona during the most crucial minutes of the game.

San Mig Coffee’s quarterfinals success was reminiscent of the same feat they pulled off against the Bolts in the 2012 edition of the Commissioner’s Cup.