It's not over until it’s over for defending champion San Miguel.

The Beermen have taken turns with the Meralco Bolts in the best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup finals series but are yet to gain the lead for themselves as they fell 2-3 following a 92-88 Game 5 defeat on Friday night, June 14, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

June Mar Fajardo was nothing short of stellar after turning in a game-high 38-point, 18-rebound double-double performance in the sorry loss.

Though the numbers were high, the 10-time Best Player of the Conference had to work hard for every single shot he made inside the paint where he barely missed and went 14-of-17, getting 10 points more from the line on to complete another monstrous output.

It’s not unfamiliar territory for San Miguel to come back from a series deficit and win it all in the end.

If anything, it’s on the Beermen to wrap up loose ends, which is something they do very well and something that Fajardo is hoping to accomplish yet again.

“Sana mangyari rin ‘yan [we can come back from a series]. Pagsisipagan namin ‘yung next game kasi gusto namin makuha ‘yung championship. Hindi namin basta basta ibibigay ‘yun,” Fajardo said.

“Same sa mga previous namin na talo. Pag mababa assists namin, natatalo kami. ‘Yun ‘yung [pino-point out] ni coach [Jorge Gallent]. Hindi lang namin na-shoot ‘yung mga usual shots namin. Nagmintis. Pero ganun talaga. Kinagandahan nito may chance pa naman,” he added.

Apart from Fajardo, the only red shirt in double figures was CJ Perez, who had a double-double showing of his own with 17 points on top of 10 rebounds, while the Meralco rotation evened out its contribution to sustain its series lead.

As both squads have yet to lose back-to-back games, San Miguel refused to hand the trophy to Meralco without putting its trademark basketball that has won it multiple championships.

“Hindi pa naman kami out. ‘Yun ‘yung pinaghandaan ko, so may chance kaming makabawi. At babawi kami next game.”