The Floodbuster, showing a more balanced game and capitalizing on an early advantage foiled the Road Warriors’ fourth quarter comeback improving its win-loss record to 1-2. “Extremely gritty win tonight,” Mahindra assistant coach Chris Gavina said in a postgame interview. Mahindra players Gary David, Reden Celda, Ryan Arana and playmaker LA Revilla contributed nine points each while Alex Mallari had seven points and five rebounds. It was NLEX’s seventh straight loss since the last Philippine Cup – its longest since its debut in the league in 2014. Former Rain or Shine import Wayne Chism led NLEX with 28 points, 21 rebounds, four blocks and two assists while Jensen Rios scored 15 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Source: Manila Times March 24, 2017 12:56 UTC