Meralco beat Chris Newsehome/News/Meralco beat Chris NewseMERALCO recovered just in time in the second half to defeat TNT Ka Tropa, 88-77, in Season 44 Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup on Wednesday at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. “We tried to hang in there and we tried to get into the halftime break with just a manageable deficit,” said Meralco coach Norman Black. “We have a lot time to recover and it was good that our defense wasn’t bad in the first half. Jayson Castro scored 20 points to lead the Katropa, who fell to 2-3 win-loss record. TNT 77 – Castro 20, Pogoy 15, Trollano 8, Taha 8, Reyes 7, Semerad 7, Heruela 6, Rosario 5, Williams 1, Carey 0, Miranda 0.

Source: Manila Times January 31, 2019 03:11 UTC