Magnolia routs NLEX for 6th spot in PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinalshome/News/Latest Stories/Today's Breaking News/Magnolia routs NLEX for 6th spot in PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinalsMAGNOLIA routed Northern Luzon Expressway (NLEX), 102-74, to gain the 6th spot in the best-of-three quarterfinals of Season 44 of the Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup on Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum. 3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the quarterfinals on Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. “We achieved our goal which is to get the sixth spot,” said Magnolia coach Chito Victolero. Ian Sangalang contributed 10 points and Jio Jalalon had eight points also for the Hotshots. The NLEX loss gave Alaska a glimmer of hope of snatching the eighth spot by forcing a playoff.

Source: Manila Times April 03, 2019 12:33 UTC