ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Bulletin devider Sports devider Basketball devider Beermen dominate Bossing to earn share of lead; Tropang 5G book quarters ticket

Beermen dominate Bossing to earn share of lead; Tropang 5G book quarters ticket

Published Dec 13, 2025 10:00 pm

At A Glance

  • San Miguel proved too much for Blackwater after scoring a 116-92 win to earn a share of the lead in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo Saturday evening, Dec. 13.
Don Trollano shines for San Miguel. (PBA Images)
Don Trollano shines for San Miguel. (PBA Images)
San Miguel proved too much for Blackwater after scoring a 116-92 win to earn a share of the lead in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo Saturday evening, Dec. 13.
The Beermen showed no mercy against the slumping Bossing to tie the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters at the top with similar 7-2 records.
Blackwater absorbed its ninth straight defeat after opening the conference with a win.
San Miguel goes for its eighth straight when it squares off against Terrafirma (1-9) Wednesday, Dec. 17, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila.
Don Trollano bannered San Miguel’s balanced attack with 22 points, while CJ Perez and Rodney Brondial unloaded 16 and 15 points, respectively. Jericho Cruz had 12 points and June Mar Fajardo logged a double-double effort of 11 points and 12 rebounds with six assists.
Rookie James Una poured in 19 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, and one block to steer the Bossing, while Bradwyn Guinto and Jed Mendoza notched 16 and 15 points.
Meanwhile, Jordan Heading waxed hot and powered TNT past the Robert Bolick-less NLEX, 119-110, to book their ticket to the quarterfinals.
Heading, who erupted with 32 points on 11-of-19 shooting, ignited the Tropang 5G’s assault over the Road Warriors en route to the convincing victory that led them into the next round.
TNT hiked its win-loss record to 6-3, forging a three-way tie with the Magnolia Hotshots and the Converge FiberXers and getting closer to the quarters incentive.
Aside from his scoring explosion, Heading registered five rebounds, four assists, and one steal, while Calvin Oftana and Rey Nambatac scored 19 and 15 points, respectively. Glenn Khobuntin had 11 points.
Up next for the Chot Reyes-mentored crew is Blackwater this Friday, Dec. 19, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, while NLEX battles Converge Wednesday, Dec. 17, at the same venue.
JB Bahio and Kevin Alas topscored for NLEX, which missed Bolick due to his Gilas Pilipinas duties in the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand, with 13 points apiece. Javee Mocon and Robbie Herndon contributed 12 and 11 points.

Related Tags

PBA Philippine Cup San Miguel Beermen TNT Tropang 5G
ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1562_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });
Join Our Newsletters

Sign up by email to receive news.

© 2025 Manila Bulletin The Nation's Leading Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.