Barangay Ginebra survived a furious fightback from Rain or Shine to come away with a 109-101 victory in Game 2 of their PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup semifinals series at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, May 22.

Justin Brownlee and RJ Abarrientos joined hands during a scintillating first half for the Kings, who led by as many as 24 but had to overcome some anxious moments in the waning seconds before finally tying the series at 1-1.

Brownlee came out firing for Ginebra in the opening frame, pouring 13 of his 31 points in that quarter although his biggest shot came when he nailed a booming triple with 4:57 left to give Ginebra a 101-84 lead.

That advantage proved to be enough to cushion a 13-0 rally from the Elasto Painters who cut the deficit to just four, 97-101, with 1:37 left.

The Kings, however, regained their footing defensively, pulling off two consecutive stops in the waning seconds including one against a driving Adrian Nocum who could have kept the rally for the Elasto Painters.

Instead, Scottie Thompson was sent to the foul line and took care of the free throws that kept Ginebra’s head above the water until the final buzzer.

Brownlee added 15 rebounds and eight assists to his tally while Abarrientos finished with 21 points and six assists. Thompson was also big for Ginebra with 15 points, six rebounds and six assists while Japeth Aguilar had a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Jhonard Clarito, who led the fourth quarter onslaught for ROS, finished with 19 points, sharing the team's top scoring honors with import Jaylen Johnson. Nocum and Gian Mamuyac also chipped in 18 apiece.