MANILA, Philippines – The Star Hotshots won their third straight game in emphatic fashion with a one-sided 127-100 victory over the GlobalPort Batang Pier on Friday, March 18, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.
The win improved the record of the Hotshots in the Commissioner’s Cup to 4-4, while the Batang Pier dropped their fourth straight game and fell to 2-5.
GlobalPort again missed the services of Stanley Pringle (ankle) and Terrence Romeo (calf), both of whom combine to average 40.1 points a game this conference.
Star had 6 players score in double-figures, led by the 28 plus 13 rebounds of import Ricardo Ratliffe. Mark Barroca scored 16 in the win, while Allein Maliksi provided 21 off the bench.
Shawn Taggart had 37 points and 11 boards for the Batang Pier, while Paolo Taha had 16 off the bench.
Star shot 55% from the field, including 12-of-24 from downtown, plus pulled down 55 rebounds.
Scores:
Star (127): Ratliffe 28, Maliksi 21, Barroca 16, Simon 13, Yap 12, Pingris 10, Mallari 8, Reavis 4, Cruz 3, Sangalang 3, Taha 3, Melton 2, Pascual J. 2, Torres 2, Pascual R. 0
GlobalPort (100): Taggart 37, Taha 16, Yeo 14, Jensen 8, Maierhofer 6, Uyloan 6, Hayes 5, Fortuna 2, Kramer 2, Mamaril 2, Washington 2
Quarter scores: 31-19, 61-40, 94-69, 127-100 – Rappler.com