Calvin Abueva hustled for huge rebounds while Matthew Wright and Jason Perkins made the biggest baskets at endgame as the Fuel Masters pulled through in this crucial Petron Blaze road showdown and claimed top honors in the elims with a 9-2 win-loss record. As the elims topnotchers, the Fuel Masters will enjoy a twice-to-beat advantage versus the eighth seed in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, San Miguel dropped out of the race for the Top Two in suffering a fourth loss against six wins. The Beermen are likely to settle for a spot in the pair of best-of-three quarters matchups. In their last game against the Columbian Dyip, Tenorio tied Alvin Patrimonio’s record.

Source: Philippine Star March 16, 2019 16:00 UTC