HIGHLIGHTS: PBA Philippine Cup Finals Game 2 – San Miguel vs TNT

• After a controversial finish to Game 1, TNT Tropang 5G and San Miguel Beermen are set to figure in what is expected to be another tough showdown in Game 2 of the PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven Finals.

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• FINAL: San Miguel ties the series at 1-1 with a 98-92 win over TNT in Game 2 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.
• Mo Tautuaa puts San Miguel up by 10, 98-88, 38 seconds left.
• San Miguel holding on to a 96-88 edge over TNT with 48 seconds remaining.
• Kelly Williams forces a turnover. Oftana misses the 3 but BGR was there to convert! TNT down 95-88, 1:35 to play.
• June Mar Fajardo splits from the line. San Miguel 95, 86. 2:02 left.
• San Miguel opens a 94-84 lead over TNT with 3:30 to play.
• TNT ends its scoreless stretch with 2 freethrows from Kelly Williams. San Miguel 89, TNT 82.
• Beermen with a defensive stop and Don Trollano finishes on the other end. San Miguel 89, TNT 80. 4:59 4Q.
• Don Trollano with a long 2! San Miguel 87, TNT 80. 6:29 4Q.
• Chris Ross with a steal and a finish! San Miguel 85, TNT 79 8:06.
• San Miguel back with a slim 80-77 lead. 9:38 left.
• Glen Khobutin for 3! And it’s now a tied game between San Miguel and TNT at 77 all, 11:30 4Q.
• END OF THIRD: San Miguel heads into the fourth period with a slim 75-74 advantage over TNT.
• Two free throws from Jordan Heading. Just a one-point deficit for TNT, 73-72.

• Jordan Heading for 3! TNT within 3, 73-70, over a minute left in the third.
• Rodney Brondial converts June Mar Fajardo’s miss. 73-65 lead for San Miguel.

• Kim Aurin takes advantage of the open lane. TNT down only by four, 69-65.
• Ganuelas-Rosser commits his fourth foul. 3:20 3Q.
• Chris Ross with 3 freethrows. San Miguel leads 69-61, 4:21 3Q.
• Calvin Oftana willing TNT back here in the third as he makes another 3. The Tropang 5G trail by just 64-59. 5:49, 3Q.
• Calvin Oftana with and-1. TNT still down by six, 62-56.
• BGR makes another 3 from the same spot! TNT only down 59-53 with 7:52, 3Q.
• June Mar Fajardo muscles his way downlow. San Miguel with a 59-50 lead.
• BGR finds a spot the right corner too and he makes the 3. San Miguel 57, TNT 50.
• Poy Erram sweeps to tweak his ankle on that play.
• San Miguel 55, TNT 47. TNT starting to heat up from the perimeter. This time it’s Calvin Oftana who makes a 3 from the right corner.
• Roger Pogoy with his first field goal–a 3–to pull TNT within 53-44, early in the third.
• Third quarter underway. San Miguel holding on to a 51-41 lead.

• HALFTIME: San Miguel Beer keeps control of the lead at the end of the first two quarters with a 51-39 lead over TNT.
• Biggest lead for the Beermen, 51-38, even with June Mar Fajardo riding the bench due to foul trouble.
• Jeron Teng escapes his defender and finishes strong with a spin! San Miguel 50, TNT 38.
• San Miguel with a double digit advantage after that basket from Mo Tautuaa. 48-38, 2:25 2Q.
• Simon Enciso launches a 3 over Teng! TNT down 41-38.
• TNT staying close to TNT, just down 39-35, under 5 minutes left before halftime.
• June Mar Fajardo called for his third foul. Oftana makes 2 freethrows. San Miguel 37, TNT 31 6:34 2Q.
• 12-0 lead in second chance points for San Miguel so far.
• The Beermen got 3 chances at the basket in that possession until Don Trollano finished with the 2. San Miguel 37, TNT 29. 6:49 2Q.
• Second chance opportunities and TNT turnovers keeping San Miguel ahead.
• Jericho Cruz finds Jeron Teng for 2. San Miguel 35, TNT 29.
• Calvin Oftana with a much-needed 3 for TNT, which trims San Miguiel lead to 31-26, 8:54 2Q.
• June Mar Fajardo exploits the mismatch downlow. San Miguel 29, TNT 21.
• Strong start for the Beermen here in the second quarter. They lead 27-21.
• END OF FIRST: San Miguel 23, TNT 19.
• Trollano keeping the offense alive for San Miguel. He gives the Beermen the lead back with a long 2, 19-17.
• Don Trollano ties the game anew at 17 all, over 2 minutes in the first quarter.
• Jericho splits his freethrows, but Poy Erram answers with a long two. TNT 17, San Miguel 15. 3:59 1Q.
• CJ Perez called for FFP1, Roger Pogoy makes the 3 freethrows. TNT now ahead 15-13.
• Roger Pogoy hurts his ankle, but he was able to get up and walk it off. 4:52 1Q.
• Quick 4-0 response from TNT. San Miguel 13, TNT 12. 5;52 1Q.
• San Miguel with a slim 11-8 lead over TNT with a little over 7 minutes on the clock in the first quarter.

• Teams on the floor for the pre-game shootaround ahead of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals Game 2.

July 16, Wednesday – Smart Araneta Coliseum

• 7:30pm – San Miguel Beermen vs TNT Tropang 5G

The San Miguel Beermen gave it all they could on the floor in Game 1 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against TNT.

And while team officials were fuming at the end of that last Sunday night after the Beermen absorbed a 99-96 defeat, coach Leo Austria was anything but irate.

The veteran tactician was almost calm, cool and collected despite the bedlam that occurred at Araneta Coliseum.

For Austria, lingering on the offensive basket interference that ultimately led to the loss was useless. He’d much rather tip his hat to the Beermen, who almost clawed their way up from what looked like an insurmountable deficit.

San Miguel Beer has opted not to lodge a formal protest over the PBA’s decision to call Mo Tautuaa’s dunk as basket interference during Game 1 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals that gave TNT a 99-96 win on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Team manager Gee Abanilla confirmed on Monday that the Beermen have instead asked for clarification as to why the slam, which in the naked eye seemed harmless, was a violation as far as the league’s technical committee was concerned.

MANILA, Philippines—Chris Ross was expectedly furious after Game 1 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.

Just a few hours removed from TNT’s 99-96 win over San Miguel Beer at Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Ross took to social media to air his grievances about the game-altering call.

“We don’t want to hear any other explanation on what happened last night,” wrote the veteran guard on X (formerly Twitter). “Anyone that plays ball knows that it was the wrong call but they will keep trying to explain why they are the only ones in the world that thinks otherwise. Delusional is the word. One foot in front of the other.”

MANILA, Philippines—TNT’s massive lead over San Miguel Beer may have looked insurmountable at one point, but coach Chot Reyes knew nothing was safe.

The Tropang Giga had been expecting a San Miguel Beer fightback, and that’s exactly what they got in a tense finish to Game 1 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.

“We had no illusions that San Miguel would just roll over and lay down so we knew that they were going to mount a fight back,” said Reyes after their controversial 99-96 win over the Beermen at Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night.

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