The San Miguel Beermen dominated the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel to take Game 1 of the 2017 PBA Philippine Cup Finals with a 109-82 win on Friday night, February 24.
Chris Ross led the Beermen with 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting and 8 assists.
June Mar Fajardo also scored 17 points in over 23 minutes of play and added eight rebounds and two assists.
Ginebra, without double-digit scorers from their starter, was led by Chris Ellis with 13 points. Mark Caguioa and Jervy Cruz added 12 each.
The San Miguel will have a chance at taking a 2-0 series lead in Game 2 on Sunday in Lucena City.
The Scores:
SAN MIGUEL 109 – Fajardo 17, Ross 17, Cabagnot 16, Espinas 16, Tubid 11, Santos 9, Lassiter 8, Agovida 7, Heruela 4, de Ocampo 2, Reyes 2.
GINEBRA 82 – Ellis 13, Caguioa 12, Cruz 12, Thompson 10, Taha 9, Aguilar 5, Tenorio 5, Mariano 4, Jamito 4, Devance 3, Mercado 2, Ferrer 2, Marcelo 1.
Quarter scores: 35-12, 25-27, 29-17, 20-26 | Games Stats.
Best Player: @cmross6 with 17 points , 8 assists and 5 rebounds #WeArePBA pic.twitter.com/YHqedGRYUK
— PBA (@pbaconnect) February 24, 2017