MAGNOLIA TURNS BACK BLACKWATER FIGHTBACK TO COMPLETE HAT-TRICK OF WINS

MAGNOLIA stretched its winning streak to three games by taking down a pesky Blackwater side, 81-77, on Wednesday in the PBA Season 48 Philippine Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

Mark Barroca scored 19 points in a low-scoring ballgame as the Hotshots recovered from a slow start to improve to 4-2, closing in on leaders San Miguel (5-0), NLEX (5-2), and Barangay Ginebra (5-3) in the team standings.

Blackwater suffered its fifth straight defeat to go down to 3-5.

But it wasn’t an easy win for Magnolia as it had to outscore Blackwater, 22-11, in the third quarter to pull way after a 34-34 tie at halftime.

Blackwater, determined to break its losing streak, even mounted a late comeback before Magnolia nailed crucial shots in the end game.

2024-04-17T14:18:06Z dg43tfdfdgfd