Its Marcio night!
The Beermen set a franchise record streak of 11 wins.
SMB marksman Marcio Lassiter had only one make from beyond the arc but still wound up with 21 points and 9 rebounds and his buddy June Mar Fajardo finished with 21 points and 22 rebounds plus 4 assists and 3 blocks as the Beermen draw first blood in their best of seven seminals game at Fajardo made crucial back-to-back baskets inside the final minute that allowed San Miguel to tie the game at 94.
San Miguel Beer and TNT KaTropa engage in a colossal Final Four matchup pitting a team chasing a Philippine Cup three-peat versus a squad that is the lone holder of that particular feat with its reign from 2011 to 2013.
Scoreboard:
SMB 111 - Lassiter 22, Fajardo 21, Cabagnot 20, Santos 15, Espinas 13, Garcia 9, Tubid 6, Ross 5, McCarthy 0, Agovida 0, Y. De Ocampo 0.
TNT 98 - Castro 27, Williams 24, Tautuaa 11, Ganuelas-Rosser 10, R. De Ocampo 7, Fonacier 7, Pogoy 6, Reyes 4, Seigle 2, Rosario 0, Carey 0, Golla 0, Sumalinog 0, Rosales 0,.
Quarterscores: 32-16, 56-46, 83-73, 111-98