MANILA, Philippines - The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters moved into a 3-way tie for first place with the Alaska Aces and San Miguel Beermen at 4-1 in the 2015-16 PBA Philippine Cup after defeating Blackwater Elite, 103-81, at Cuneta Astrodome on Saturday, November 21.
Second year player Jericho Cruz led all scorers with a career-high 23 points to accompany 3 assists, two rebounds and an assist, while Jewel Ponferada added 15, Beau Belga scored 12 and JR Quinahan scored 11.
Rain or Shine had been reeling from their first loss of the season to Globalport and the clutch-scoring Stanley Pringle on November 13, but managed to return to the win column without much difficulty.
Former San Beda Red Lion Art Dela Cruz looked impressive in defeat for the Elite, scoring 15 points despite dropping to 1-4 in the standings. – Rappler.com