Clearly depowered by Stepheson’s absence, the Elite saw their two-game roll snapped, and fell out of top spot at 5-2. Back in the SMB-Blackwater game, Rhodes fuelled their breakaway in the windup of the first quarter, muscling his way to eight straight points as the Beermen took a 29-21 upperhand. Rayray Parks (23) and Mike DiGregorio (18) took scoring cudgels for the Elite sans Stepheson. The scores:First GameSan Miguel 127 – Rhodes 32, Lassiter 29, Cabagnot 19, Fajardo 12, Pessumal 12, Rosser 7, Zamar 8, Ross 6, Standhardinger 2. Blackwater 106 – Parks 23, DiGregorio 18, Sumang 17, Al-Hussaini 11, Maliksi 11, Javier 6, Sena 5, Tratter 5, Cortez 4, Belo 2, Banal 2, Alolino 2, Jose 0, Desiderio 0.

Source: Philippine Star June 14, 2019 16:00 UTC