The San Miguel Beermen engineered a come-from-behind victory over the hapless Coca-Cola Tigers, 102-101. They earned the last Quarter Final berth, and will face sister-team and recent All-Filipino protagonist Brgy. Ginebra Kings in the ongoing Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference. The Quarter Finals is a best-of-three battle.
Down by four, 97-101, with just 12.7 seconds remaining, the Beermen pulled-off by an amazing comeback capped by two made-free throws, a trap defense that forced a John Arigo turnover, and a Galen Young three-point play.
Young paced the Beermen with 24 points on 12-of-17 shooting. Guard Chris Calaguio added 19, and Two-Time PBA MVP Danny Ildefonso had 18.
Coca Cola’s Rashad Bell led all scorers with 30, and Arigo added 22 for the now-eliminated Tigers.