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JAMES YAP-LESS SAN MIG COFFEE FINALLY NOTCHES FIRST WIN
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SAN Mig Coffee coach Tim Cone may not show it nor talk about it. But he sure must be truly worried when another of his Mixers got sidelined by an injury.
Good thing Cone’s remaining players came up big in the times it mattered most as San Mig Coffee came up with a 92-83 double overtime victory over Air21 Sunday to finally barge into the win-column of the PLDT my DSL-PBA Philippine Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Mark Barroca, Marc Pingris and Rafi Reavis kept San Mig on even keel with Air21 for majority of the game before the likes of sophomore Alex Mallari and rookie Ian Sangalang came up with the crucial blows that ultimately spelled the difference.
“We just need a win. We need to come out with a win and we don’t care whether it’s an ugly win or a beautiful win. We’ll take any win,” said Cone, whose Mixers lost their first three games but are now tied with idle Alaska at eighth spot.
“Luckily in the overtimes we got some stops and got it (win). I’m really happy with the character of the guys,” added Cone.
What makes the win more impressive is the fact San Mig Coffee fashioned it without James Yap, who joined Joe Devance (knee) and rookie Justin Melton (finger) on the sidelines due to a hyperextended right elbow aggravated in practice.
“Matagal na ito, pero natamaan ng solid sa practice,” related the two-time MVP.
“We’ll try to keep ourselves going,” was all Cone would say of the injuries.
The loss was the fourth in as many outings for Air21, notwithstanding a gallant effort highlighted by Nino Canaleta sinking all three charities awarded him with only three-tenths of a second left in the first OT to peg a 79-all count and force the second extension.
It would eventually prove to be for naught as Barroca and Sangalang scored all of San Mig’s 13 points in the second OT, including eight straight from an 81-79 count by the 21-year-old No. 2 pick overall.
In that same span, the Express missed their first four shots, with Sangalang swatting away a fifth by Chito Jayme.
Canaleta, who scored only three points in a 79-112 blowout loss to Meralco last Wednesday, capped a 20-point night with a drive to make it 83-89, but that would prove to be Air21’s last gasp as Barroca nailed three straight charities to close out scoring.
Barroca led San Mig Coffee with 19 points and eight assists, with Reavis and Pingris combining for 30 points and 27 rebounds. Sangalang chipped in 14 points, the third straight game he finished in double figures.
Mallari, meanwhile, added 12 points with his 4-for-18 shooting night easily forgiven by an eight-foot baseline jumper that tied it all up at 69, only 4.9 seconds left in regulation, and the count stood when San Mig’s defense forced Asi Taulava to take a 20-foot jumper he missed at the buzzer.
Joseph Yeo led all scorers with 21 points and added eight rebounds and six assists with Taulava scoring only four points but grabbing 11 boards and issuing five dimes for the Express who are in their worst start in a conference since they lost all their games in their maiden conference in this very same tourney two seasons ago while still known as Shopinas.com.
Hurting the Express the most was Vic Manuel fouling out with still 14.9 seconds left in the first OT and Taulava following suit just 15 seconds into the second extension of the first double overtime game in the league in two years.
Without their two big men, the Express had no clear inside presence to intimidate and Barroca and Sangalang were foremost among the Mixers free to frolic inside.
Fully recovered from a nagging foot injury, PJ Simon finally got to see action for the first time for San Mig and promptly delivered 11 points with his two assists including the dish to Mallari.
Macmac Cardona also has shaken off the minor left knee injury he suffered in the pre-season for 13 points, but only on 6-for-15 field shooting, in his first game for Air21. (NC)
The scores:
San Mig Super Coffee 92 – Barroca 19, Pingris 15, Reavis 15, Sangalang 14, Mallari 12, Simon 11, Acuna 3, Cawaling 3, De Ocampo 0, Gaco 0, Holstein 0.
Air21 83 – Yeo 21, Canaleta 20, Manuel 14, Cardona 13, Camson 6, Jaime 5, Taulava 4, Espiritu 0, Arboleda 0, Sharma 0, Custodio 0, Atkins 0.
Quarterscores: 11-20, 30-35, 47-50, 69-69, 79-79, 92-83
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