The Star Hotshots have made it 2-0 after defeating the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91-89, in Game Two of the best-of-seven 2017 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Saturday night (February 11).
Game One hero Paul Lee was again the star of the game with 17 points including the fastbreak layup that gave Hotshots a four-point advantage with 58 seconds to go.
Allein Maliksi and Justin Melton both came off the bench to add 14 and 11 respectively for Star.
Rookie Kevin Ferrer paced the Ginebra with career-high 25 points, while Scottie Thompson finished with 17 points and 10 boards.
Best Player of the Game: Paul Lee - 17 pts, 4 rebs #PBA2017 #WeArePBA pic.twitter.com/sfCH24Xgq3
— PBA (@pbaconnect) February 11, 2017
The Scores:
STAR 91 - Lee 17, Maliksi 14, Melton 11, Pingris 10, Jalalon 9, Reavis 9, Barroca 8, Sangalang 6, Ramos 5, Dela Rosa 2, Simon 0, Brondial 0.
GINEBRA 89 - Ferrer 25, Thompson 17, Aguilar 16, Tenorio 8, Mariano 7, Mercado 6, Cruz 2, Caguioa 2, Ellis 2, Taha 2, Helterbrand 2, Marcelo 0, Jamito 0.
Quarter scores: 27-23, 50-45, 72-69, 91-89 | Games Stats.
Semifinals Game 2 Highlights: Ginebra vs. Star | PBA Philippine Cup 2016 - 2017
(Video by Sports5 on YouTube)
[Team Standings: 2016-17 PBA Philippine Cup ]
Semifinals Game 2 - Ginebra vs. Star: Full Video Replay (posted on YouTube):
1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter
