The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel beat the San Miguel Beermen 124-118 on Sunday night (February 26) to even the 2017 PBA Philippine Cup Finals at one game apiece.
Scottie Thompson, who earned Player of the Game honors, nearly had a triple-double to help the Ginebra in Game 2 overtime win against Beermen. He finished with 18 points, 18 rebounds and eight assists.
Japeth Aguilar was the leading scorer for the crowd favorite with 23 points. Rookie Kevin Ferrer added 21 on 8-of-10 shooting.
Arwind Santos led the Beermen with 23 points and 15 rebounds.
Game 3 of the Finals is on Wednesday, March 1 at the Araneta Coliseum.
The Scores:
GINEBRA 124 – Aguilar 24, Ferrer 21, Thompson 18, Devance 16, Tenorio 15, Mercado 11, Ellis 8, Marcelo 6, Cruz 4, Taha 2.
SAN MIGUEL 118 – Santos 23, Lassiter 21, Ross 16, Tubid 13, Cabagnot 13, Espinas 13, Fajardo 10, Heruela 4, De Ocampo 2, Agovida 0, Reyes 0.
Quarter scores: 28-20, 67-43, 85-82, 110-110, 124-118 (OT) | Games Stats.
Best player of the game: @ScotThompson06 with 18pts, 18rebs, 8assts and 3stls #WeArePBA pic.twitter.com/Qc5f8OOixy— PBA (@pbaconnect) February 26, 2017
