Rain or Shine - Ginebra Kings 107-118Kings made 20-of-25 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Painters were plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Naturalized American forward
Justin Brownlee (197-1988, college:
St.John's) notched a double-double by scoring 31 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and guard
Rhon Jhay Abarrientos (181-1999) supported him with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Brownlee is a former
Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Even a double-double of 27 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) by American center
Jaylen Johnson (206-1996, college:
Louisville, agency:
Octagon Europe) did not help to save the game for
Painters. Guard
Gian Mamuyac (180-1999) added 25 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:Rain or Shine: J.Johnson 27+14reb+4ast, M.Gian 25+2reb, N.Adrian 16+3reb+7ast, C.Tiongson 12+6reb+2ast, A.Antonio 10+3ast, S.Leonard 6+1reb+1ast
Ginebra Kings: J.Brownlee 31+15reb+5ast, J.Rhon 30+6reb+7ast, S.Thompson 16+8reb+6ast, R.Cu 11+5reb+3ast, I.Go 9+1reb, H.Stephen 6+1ast
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TNT Tropang - Meralco Bolts 97-9428 personal fouls committed by
Bolts helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Naturalized American forward
Chris McCullough (208-1995, college:
Syracuse) had a double-double by scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and naturalized Australian guard
Jordan Heading (188-1996, college:
CBU) chipped in 30 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was Egyptian-American center
Patrick Gardner (211-1999, college:
Marist) with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 13 rebounds and naturalized American guard
Jason Brickman (183-1991, college:
LIU Brooklyn, agency:
Interperformances) scored 11 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Five
Bolts players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:Meralco Bolts: P.Gardner 32+13reb+2ast, N.Chris 15+2reb+1ast, Q.Kier 14+2reb+3ast, H.Clifford 11+7reb+2ast, J.Brickman 11+5reb+8ast, M.Javee 5+4reb
TNT Tropang: H.Jordan 30+1reb+1ast, M.Chris 22+13reb+7ast, C.Oftana 12+7reb+1ast, B.Ganuelas-Rosser 9+7reb+1ast, R.Pogoy 8+2reb+4ast, W.Kelly 7+1reb
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