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Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in semifinal with Magnolia Hotshots in semifinal of the Governors' Cup of PBA 2018
SWITCH OFF. Japeth Aguilar leads Barangay Ginebra to the semifinals of the PBA Governors & # 39; Cup 2018. Photo courtesy of PBA Media Group
MANILA, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel defeated the NLEX Road Warriors, 111-75, at the 2018 PBA Governors' Cup on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Japeth Aguilar led the Gin Kings with a double double of 18 points and 10 rebounds, followed by Greg Slaughter who scored 16 points. Yeng Guiao earlier named Aguilar and Slaughter among the 20 Gilas coaches.
Only NLEX player Aaron Fuller posted a double-digit production as he recorded 25 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 interceptions.
"WWhen Magnolia won earlier, we knew we had to go out and make sure we had this one too. We really need to win. We went out in the second half. We went out flat. There is no doubt that nervousness reigns there, "said Ginebra head coach Tim Cone.
The Gin Kings staged a semi-final clash with the Magnolia Hotshots, who eliminated Blackwater from the quarterfinals.
"IIt's still an amazing series, "added Cone about the match against Magnolia. It's going to be hard. We play well, I hope we can keep it going. "
Ginebra dominated most of the match and stopped the NLEX Road Warriors' brief third quarter quarterback after Fuller made two free throws to be less than 4 points, 48-50.
But in the final 4 minutes of the third, Ginebra has doubled again in advance and has never looked back until the end of the match.
The scores:
Ginebra 111 – J. Aguilar 18, Slaughter 16, Mercado 14, Brownlee 13, Chan 12, Mariano 8, Tenorio 7, Ferrer 7, Thompson 6, Caperal 5, R. Aguilar 3, Manual 2.
NLEX 75 – Fuller 25, Paniamogan 9, Quinahan 9, Galanza 7, Ighalo 6, Fonacier 5, Mallari 4, Rios 4, Monfort 3, Miranda 3, Taulava 0, Tiongson 0, Baguio 0, Tallo 0.
Quarters: 26-20, 50-36, 76-62, 111-75.
– Rappler.com
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