[Saba Sports News] With a 124-82 win over Terrafirma at Nino Aquino Arena on Saturday night, Meralco set up for the PBA Governor’s Cup quarterfinals.
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Melalco went all out early in the game, building a quick 32-12 lead and denying the injured Dyip a chance to replicate the performance it had shown in beating defending champion TNT 84-72 two days earlier.
The win came as Melalco bounced back from a 105-97 loss to Converge last Wednesday, leaving coach Luigi Trillo’s side with a 7-3 record at the end of the regular season.
Melalco received the second seed in this group and will face the third-place team in Group B, likely San Miguel Beer or Barangay Ginebra, in the quarterfinals of the best five sets.
Deep’s injuries worsened, with top player Stanley Pringle missing through injury, joining Christian Standhardinger and Juami Tiongson, who were also injured, It finished with a 1-9 record to start the season.