Tony Bishop had another monster outing as Meralco held off TNT, 83-80, in the PBA Governors’ Cup at Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday.

Bishop scored 36 points including 3 3-pointers to go with 17 rebounds and 3 assists, as a follow-up to his 28-point league debut.

Backing him were Chris Newsome who scored 15 points, and Allein Maliksi, who came off the bench to add 10.

Meralco coach Norman Black was pleased with their 2-0 tournament start and the performance of their import.

"After two games, he's done very, very well," he said.

The Bolts will be heading to their holiday break, although Black said he prefered playing through the break.

"Gusto ko sana laro na lang, wala ng break," he said. "We're behind a lot of teams as far as games played is concerned. We want to play and get some rhythm."

TNT, meanwhile, was hampered by McKenzie Moore's low output.

Moore was saddled with fouls and settled for 4 points and 7 rebounds.

Roger Pogoy carried most of the fight for the Tropang GIGA, but he went down with severe cramping. He left with 25 points and 12 rebounds.

Mikey Williams added 24 points.

The Scores:

Meralco 83 - Bishop 36, Newsome 15, Maliksi 10, Caram 7, Hodge 6, Almazan 5, Quinto 3, Black 1, Pinto 0, Belo 0.

TNT 80 - Pogoy 25, M.Williams 24, Castro 16, Moore 4, Erram 4, K. Williams 3, Marcelo 2, Banal 2, Heruela 0, Reyes 0, Khobunti 0.

Quarters: 21-18, 44-35, 63-58, 83-80