Exhilarating Finish Lift Star Over Struggling Road Warriors
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Road Warriors' 40 points surge in the 3rd quarter was not enough to hold down Star Hotshots as they pulled down a miracle in the dying seconds of the game courtesy of Jio Jalalon.
The NLEX Road Warriors is on a road to nowhere as they still are looking for the right way to the column suffering another heartbreaking loss to the Star Hotshots.
Import Wayne Chism made 33 points with 19 rebounds.
Star led by Maliksi and Mitchel found another hero as Jio Jalalon drained the winning shot after Mitchel got in trouble. They are now enjoying a 3-game winning streak.
Scores:
STAR 105 - Maliksi 24, Mitchell 23, Jalalon 16, Simon 13, Sangalang 9, Ramos 5, Lee 5, Reavis 4, Barroca 4, Javier 2, Melton 0, Mendoza 0, Dela Rosa 0.
NLEX 103 - Chism 33, Lastimosa 13, Alas 9, Lanete 9, Tiongson 7, Rios 6, Taulava 6, Al-Hussaini 6, Guinto 5, Monfort 4, J. Villanueva 3, Baracel 2, Camson 0, Soyud 0, Khobuntin 0.
Quarters: 23-15, 51-34, 75-74, 105-103.