MANILA – Alaska took over in the second half to blast Blackwater, 103-77, at the start of the new PBA season on Friday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.
The aces started in the third quarter Fire and surpassed bossing, 32-18, and went into the fourth period at 71-57.
Behind Mike Tolomia’s exploits, Blackwater tried to crawl back and take the lead to six, 76-70, with 8: 09 minutes down.
But back-to-back triples from Mike Digregorio and Jvee Casio completely erased Blackwater’s last gasp, even as Digregorio kept radioing in the endgame to help Alaska pull away for good.
Digregorio finished with 20 points on 8-of-12, five rebounds and two assists from the bench to lead the aces.Simon Enciso scored 23 points, a caramel and three assists for the bossing but was finished only held four points in the second half.
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