Bolts bow to Iranians, drop to fight for thirdMANILA, Philippines — Meralco fired blanks at the finish and dropped a 74-79 loss to Petrochimi in their semifinal matchup in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup at Stadium 29 in Nonthaburi, Thailand last night. Behnam Yakhchalidehkordi sizzled with 29 points and himself made the key baskets giving Iran a 77-72 lead with time down to 38 seconds. Behind Allen Durham, Diamond Stone and Garvo Lanete, the Bolts engaged the Iranians to a nip-and-tuck battle through the first three quarters. The scores:Iran 79 – Yakhchalidehkordi 29, Mashayekhi 15, Kardoust 10, Pazrofteh 7, Mirzaeitalarposhti 6, Kazemi 6, Aslani 5, Arghavan 1. Meralco 74 – Durham 27, Stone 15, Lanete 12, Tolomia 9, Amer 5, Hugnatan 4, Atkins 2, Canaleta 0, Caram 0.

Source: Philippine Star October 01, 2018 16:18 UTC