By snapping the five-game streak of the Hotshots (5-3), the Elite handed second-running NorthPort the twice-to-beat bonus in the quarters with its 8-2 slate and edge against its pursuers on head-to-head tiebreak. Magnolia kept on fighting back but Maliksi, Parks and Sumang mopped it up for the Elite, who finally had an import after playing all-Filipino in their last two assignments, both losses. The scores:First GameBlackwater 104 – Sumang 19, Digregorio 15, Maliksi 14, Blair 14, Parks 11, Belo 9, Al-Hussaini 9, Alolino 5, Cortez 4, Sena 4, Banal 0. Quarterscores: 23-23, 39-43, 61-61, 84-84, 104-99Second GameSan Miguel 109 – McCullough 47, Standhardinger 12, Lassiter 11, Cabagnot 11, Fajardo 8, Pessumal 8, Romeo 6, Santos 3, Rosser 2, Ross 1. NLEX 105 – Ashaolu 31, Tiongson 14, Cruz 11, Erram 10, Paniamogan 8, Soyud 7, Quinahan 7, Galanza 5, Rios 4, Varilla 3, Ighalo 3, Lao 2, Taulava 0.

Source: Philippine Star July 05, 2019 16:18 UTC