Racal’s win allowed Phoenix to claim the other semifinal bonus despite CafeFrance’s 93-67 win over Topstar ZC Mindanao in the first game. Racal claims semis bonusRacal once again drew steady contributions from its key players and routed AMA Online Education, 105-76, to clinch a twice-to-beat semifinal advantage yesterday in the conclusion of the PBA D-League Foundation Cup elimination round at the JCSGO gym in Cubao. CafeFrance tied Phoenix at the end of the eliminations at 9-3 but the latter secured the No. Carl Bryan Cruz came off the bench to score 23 points for the Bakers, who won despite the absence of coach Egay Macaraya due to a one-game suspension. One win could have earned us the twice-to-beat but we just have to live with it,” said CafeFrance assistant Mike Buendia, whose shared coaching duties with Yong Garcia in Macaraya’s absence.

Source: Manila Bulletin August 09, 2016 14:03 UTC