Rain Or Shine needed everyone to contribute to give itself a chance against San Miguel.
But all the defending champs needed was for the reigning MVP to carry them when they needed him the most.
June Mar Fajardo scored 25 points including the game winner with 33 seconds left in overtime, as San Miguel staved off determined Rain Or Shine to win 107-101 in the PBA Philippine Cup at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Friday.
| PBA Philippine Cup standings | ||||
| Team | Won | Lost | Pct | Next game |
| San Miguel | 8 | 1 | 0.89 | GlobalPort (Jan. 21) |
| Rain Or Shine | 5 | 3 | 0.63 | Meralco (Jan. 20) |
| GlobalPort | 5 | 3 | 0.63 | San Miguel (Jan. 21) |
| Alaska | 4 | 3 | 0.57 | Blackwater (Jan. 14) |
| TNT | 4 | 3 | 0.57 | Star (Jan. 15) |
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 0.50 | NLEX (Jan. 18) |
| Blackwater | 4 | 4 | 0.50 | Alaska (Jan. 14) |
| Star | 3 | 4 | 0.43 | TNT (Jan. 15) |
| Ginebra | 3 | 4 | 0.43 | Meralco (Jan. 14) |
| Mahindra | 2 | 5 | 0.29 | TNT (Jan. 18) |
| Meralco | 2 | 6 | 0.25 | Ginebra (Jan. 14) |
| NLEX | 2 | 6 | 0.25 | Phoenix (Jan. 18) |
| ~ Standings updated after January 11 games | ||||
With the teams tied at 96 after regulation, San Miguel raced to a 6-point lead in the extra session before a triple by Rain Or Shine's Jeff Chan made it 102-101 with 1:33 left.
Fajardo sealed the deal for San Miguel with a jumper, while Arwind Santos' split at the free-throw line made it a two-possession game, essentially putting away Rain Or Shine.
"Rain Or Shine was well-prepared," San Miguel coach Leo Austria said. "They knew what they were going to do against us. We got a bit lucky."
The matchup between the No.1 and No.2 teams didn't disappoint.
Rain Or Shine looked ready to come away with an upset.
The game was tied at 90 with 3:30 left in the fourth quarter when Beau Belga and Chris Tiu buried back-to-back 3-pointers to go up 96-90.
But San Miguel punched back, scoring 6 straight capped by Alex Cabagnot's tying basket with 1 second on the clock. Belga missed the potential game winner.
Fajardo also pulled down 17 rebounds, while Santos chipped in 17 points and 15 rebounds.
All of San Miguel's starters played more than 36 minutes, including the entire overtime.
Belga tallied 14 points off the bench for Rain Or Shine, whose second stringers outscored San Miguel's 58-33.
The scores:
SAN MIGUEL 107 — Fajardo 25, Santos 17, Garcia 17, Lassiter 14, Cabagnot 14, De Ocampo 12, Ross 4, Espinas 4, Tubid 0.
RAIN OR SHINE 101 — Belga 14, Tiu 13, Chan 11, Ponferada 9, Cruz 9, Ahanmisi 9, Maiquez 8, Washington 8, Norwood 6, Tolomia 4, Trollano 4, Yap 3, Matias 3.
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