The Alaska Aces kept their semifinals hopes alive last night in the 2019 Honda PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals after their 108-72 victory over TNT KaTropa at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Diamon Simpson and Jeron Teng top-scored for Alaska with 15 points apiece, while Chris Banchero and Simon Enciso each added 14 markers, while Vic Manuel contributed 13.
The Aces got to a 19-10 start with Simpson and Casio anchoring the offense.
While KaTropa managed to narrow their deficit to 21-18, the Aces, through hits from Simon Enciso, took a 34-27 edge.
TNT went on another rally in the second period and trimmed their deficit anew to 34-33 but consecutive inside hits by Simpson and back-to-back triples by Enciso gave Alaska a 53-41 halftime edge.
The Aces pulled away for good in the second half with conversions from Banchero, Simpson, and Manuel as their lead reached its largest at 108-70 on a triple by Abel Gallinguez./ASC, WDJ