PBA: Maliksi scores 30 in Meralco's win vs Blackwater

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Posted at Feb 04 2023 09:28 PM | Updated as of Feb 04 2023 10:34 PM

(UPDATED) Allein Maliksi scored 30 points while leading Meralco back to the win column with a victory over Blackwater in the PBA Governors' Cup on Saturday.

The Bolts had it 125-99 against the Bossing.

Maliksi lit up Blackwater by connecting 6-of-10 attempts from beyond the arc. Import KJ McDaniels scored 24. 

Anjo Caram was also impressive with his 18 points, including 7-of-11 field goal shooting including 4 triples.

It was a bounce back victory for Meralco which suffered an upset against Terrafirma in their previous game.

Blackwater, however, managed to pull to within 94-87 despite being down by 30 points. Fortunately, the Bolts managed to hang on en route to its third win in 4 games.

Shawn Glover scored 20 points for the Bossing, while RK Ilagan added 15 points.

The scores:

Meralco 125 – Maliksi 30, McDaniels 24, Black 19, Caram 18, Newsome 12, Pascual 6, Banchero 5, Almazan 4, Quinto 3, Hodge 2, Pasaol 2, Dario 0, Johnson 0, Hugnatan 0.

Blackwater 99 – Glover 20, Ilagan 15, Amer 14, Casio 13, Rosario 11, Ular 8, Sena 6, DiGregorio 4, Ayonayon 4, Torralba 2, Taha 2, McCarthy 0, Hill 0, Banal 0.

Quarters: 31-22; 67-50; 91-78; 125-99.

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