The Meralco Bolts came alive in the fourth quarter, but they could not carry it through to the end as they headed to the EASL exit door instead.
Meralco, down by double digits most of the way — with the gap ballooning to as many as 20 points in the fourth quarter — nearly flipped the script before surrendering a 79-88 decision to Ryukyu to miss out on a playoff seat in the EASL Wednesday, Feb. 11.