Northern Luzon Expressway (NLEX) survived Magnolia, 88-87, on Saturday in Game 1 of their best-of-seven semifinal series in the Philippine Basketball Association Season 43 Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum. Down 83-84 in the remaining seconds, Kiefer Ravena, Alex Mallari and Cyrus Baguio joined forces to save the day for the Road Warriors. “I’ve been waiting for this [breakout game]to happen for Baguio.”Ravena scored 11 of his 16 points in the last period while Mallari had 14 points. Ian Sangalang and Peter June Simon scored 21 and 20 points, respectively, to lead the Hotshots, who lost veteran Jean Marc Pingris in the last four minutes of the game because of a leg injury. MAGNOLIA 87 – Sangalang 21, Simon 20, Barroca 9, Lee 8, Ramos 8, Reavis 6, Herndon 5, Pingris 5, Dela Rosa 5, Melton 0, Jalalon 0, Brondial 0.

Source: Manila Times March 10, 2018 17:26 UTC