The San Miguel Beermen defeated the Magnolia Hotshots 84-80 in Game 3 of the 2018 PBA Philippine Cup Finals on April 4.
San Miguel takes a 3-1 advantage in the best-of-seven series and is one win away from their fourth straight PBA Philippine Cup title.
Alex Cabagnot led the Beermen in scoring with 27 points. June Mar Fajardo, who won a record 6th Best Player of the Conference award earlier, tallied 16 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks.
Marcio Lassiter added 18 point while Arwin Santos contributed 13 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks.
For the Hotshots, Ian Sangalang delivered 22 points in the loss.
Game 5 is on Friday, April 6, at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The Scores:
SAN MIGUEL 84 – Cabagnot 27, Lassiter 18, Fajardo 16, Santos 13, Ganuelas-Rosser 5, Ross 4, Espinas 1, Heruela 0, Pessumal 0.
MAGNOLIA 80 – Sangalang 22, Dela Rosa 15, Barroca 14, Lee 9, Reavis 6, Simon 5, Jalalon 4, Ramos 3, Pascual 2, Gamalinda 0.
Quarters: 14-20; 45-46; 69-64; 84-80 (Complete Game Stats).