[Saba Sports News] In the PBA Season 49 Governor’s Cup, Magnolia and Conville have already safely advanced to the Magic 4 and quarterfinals of Group A with identical 5-4 records.
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However, Monday’s match at Ninoy Aquino Arena between Magnolia’s new foreign recruit Rayvonte Rice and the revived FiberXers remains crucial.
The 5 p.m. matchup is really for a “playoff” for the third seed in the group, with the winner facing a lower-ranked Group B opponent in the upcoming best-of-five quarterfinal, rather than the top team in that group.
The winner will receive the second seed from another group, possibly San Miguel Beer or Barangay Ginebra; The losing team, in turn, faces the highest ranked quarterfinal team in the opposite group, which could be Rain or Shine or Genebla.
Cornwell is on a recovery journey after finishing last in the league with an overall record of 3-19 over two seasons.