San Miguel import Cameron Clark dunks against Converge in their quarterfinal game in the 2023 PBA Governors' Cup. PBA Images.
MANILA (UPDATED) -- San Miguel Beer relied on its superior firepower to overcome Converge, 121-105, and claim a ticket to the semifinals of the PBA Governors Cup on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.
Cameron Clark scored 16 of his 40 markers in the third quarter where the Beemen launched a mighty surge to offset Tom Vodanovich's 39 points for the FiberXers.
CJ Perez, who was impressive in the first quarter, had a double-double of 26 points and 12 rebounds.
Vic Manuel backed him up with a 9-of-9 field goal shooting to finished with 20 points in the absence of June Mar Fajardo.
San Miguel coach Jorge Gallent said they need to prepare well for Converge’s new import Vodanovich to secure the win.
“We watched his last film when he played a month ago. That's the only basis that we could scout him. We knew coming inside he'd be aggressive and that he was a good three point shooter. We prepared for that,” said Gallent after the victory.
San Miguel will next meet the victor in the quarterfinals pairing between NLEX and Ginebra.
“Nothing comes easy now,” said Gallent. “It’s the playoffs. We had a hard time against Converge today. We expect to have a hard time in the semifinals.”
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