Juan Gomez de Liaño shone with his second triple-double as Converge sent Terrafirma crashing in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup Wednesday, Oct. 22.
Juan Gomez de Liano posted his second triple-double game as Converge pulled Terrafirma back to earth, 125-108, in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate Wednesday, Oct. 22.
Gomez de Liano shone with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists just 11 days after notching 15-10-11 numbers in the FiberXers' opening game against Titan Ultra.
The FiberXers thus improved to a 2-1 mark, bouncing back from a 110-103 loss to TNT the last time out, where JGDL produced 14 points, nine rebounds, six assists and a steal.
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The Dyip, who pulled off a huge win against NLEX prior, slid to 1-2.
Converge will go for win No. 3 when it faces Phoenix next on Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.
Match starts at 7:30 p.m.
Converge vs. Terrafirma Scores:
CONVERGE 125 – Stockton 22, Gomez de Liano 17, Garcia 15, Winston 14, Arana 13, Baltazar 12, Clemente 10, Muyang 10, Javillonar 6, Concepcion3, Racal 3, Delos Santos 0, Suerte 0, Santos 0
TERRAFIRMA 108 – Ahanmisi 16, Sangalang 15, Bravo 13, Hanapi 10, Nonoy 10, Hernandez 10, Mariano 8, Paraiso7, Rivero 6, Zaldivar 4, Catapusan 4, Olivario 0, Garcia 0
Quarterscores: 29-30, 59-51, 96-76, 125-108
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Like most sportswriters, Jan Ballesteros once dreamed of becoming a professional hooper. But he learned the hard way that it’s not for everyone.
He continues to be involved in the sport he loves, but this time as a member of the PBA Press Corps. Aside from primarily covering the PBA, he is also assigned to cover Gilas Pilipinas.