MANILA, Philippines: San Miguel Beer relied on backup big man Moala Tautuaa’s fourth quarter heroics to lift the Beermen to a pulsating 113-110 comeback-from-behind win against a fighting Terrafirma side in the PBA 48th Season Philippine Cup on Wednesday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
The win preserved the Beermen’s perfect slate as they improved to 5-0 this conference.
Tautuaa banged in 17 of his conference-high 24 points in the final period to help the Beermen overhaul a 12-point deficit against the Dyip.
Terrafirma fell to an 4-4 record just days after coach John Cardel’s charges scored a massive 91-85 upset against Barangay Ginebra last Sunday.
CJ Perez led SMB with 25 points, six rebounds and five assists, while June Mar Fajardo had a monster effort of 20 and 17 boards.
Juami Tiongson led the Dyip with 24 markers.