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Norwood's final flight takes off on a high as ROS outlasts Meralco in OT

Published Oct 11, 2025 10:56 pm

At A Glance

  • The veteran forward came through in the clutch, delivering a crucial putback that sent the game into an extension before the rest of Rain or Shine put on the finishing touches to escape with a thrilling 96-95 overtime win over Meralco in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Montalban.
Cealan Tiongson makes sure to give Gabe Norwood a winning start to his PBA swan song (PBA Images)
Cealan Tiongson makes sure to give Gabe Norwood a winning start to his PBA swan song (PBA Images)
There was no better way for Gabe Norwood's final flight to take off than how it did on Saturday, Oct. 10.
The veteran forward came through in the clutch, delivering a crucial putback that sent the game into an extension before the rest of Rain or Shine put on the finishing touches to escape with a thrilling 96-95 overtime win over Meralco in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Montalban.
Playing for his last conference with the Elasto Painters, Norwood made sure their campaign would start on a high note as he sent the game to the extra period with a followup on an Adrian Nocum miss to tie the game at 90-all with 1.7 seconds left.
The momentum from that crucial play carried into the extra period, where Anton Asistio and Caelan Tiongson delivered on the offensive end.
Meralco, led by Chris Banchero, rallied and threatened to steal the win, but Norwood, Gian Mamuyac and Jhonard Clarito came up with a huge defensive stand to secure the win.
Tiongson spearheaded Rain or Shine with 23 points and 10 rebounds – particularly during a stretch in the last five minutes of regulation where the Elasto Painters erased an 80-89 deficit to tie the game.
Norwood, who earlier announced his retirement at the end of the all-Filipino conference, had 11 points, while Keith Datu contributed seven rebounds. Nocum and Andrei Caracut finished with 10 points apiece.
The Elasto Painters trailed by as many as 16 points in the second half but battled back into the contest -- all thanks to their swarming defense that limited the Bolts to a measly nine points in the final frame.
Bong Quinto and CJ Cansino each had 18 to lead Meralco while Chris Newsome and Raymond Almazan added 12.
Newsome's drive to the basket in the waning seconds was thwarted by the Rain or Shine defense while Allein Maliksi, who recovered the ball after Meralco forced a jumpball in the final possession, missed the potential game-winning trey.
With the loss, Meralco remained winless in two games after also dropping a close one in its first game against Titan Ultra.
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