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LA Tenorio scored Alaska's last seven points in the final 21 seconds of the game ast the Aces pulled off a miraculous 76-74 win over the Barangay Ginebra Kings in a thrilling PBA Commissioner's Cup roadgame in Lucena City Saturday night.
Cyrus Baguio paced Alaska's scoring with 29 points as the Aces moved to solo second with a 2-1 record. The Kings dropped to 1-1 and failed to join league-leader B-MEG on top of the standings.
But the Aces certainly wouldn't be able to pull this off without Tenorio's end-gameheroics.
Tenorio, with the Aces staring at a three-point deficit with 21 seconds left in the tightly-fought game, completed an improbable four-point play after the referees counted the three-pointer he made after being nudge by Mike Cortez.
The Alaska guard sank the corresponding free throw and the Aces were suddenly on top, 73-72, with 18 seconds left.
The Kings made their final stand on a Kerby Raymundo jumper with six seconds to go, giving Ginebra the lead for the last time, 74-73.
Alaska, down by a point, again went to Tenorio for its final play. The heady point guard responded by burying a looping three-pointer off Jayjay Helterbrand, with 2.1 seconds left in the game clock.
Ginebra, stunned by the sudden turn of events, with no timeouts left was forced to inbound at the other end of the floor with Willy Wilson missing a desperation heave as the final buzzer sounded.
Tenorio finished with 23 points on 3-of-6 shooting from three-point range to go with his five assists.
Caguioa led the Kings with 19 points including the jumper that gaveGinebra a 72-69 lead. Cortez and Raymundo added 13 and 12 markers.
Ginebra import Chris Alexander was obviously affected by the searing heat inside the arena and finished with only seven points but grabbed 22 rebounds. — JVP, GMA News
Alaska 76 — Baguio 29, Tenorio 23, Parada 7, Baracael 5, Thoss 4, Reyes 4, Bugia 2, Custodio 2, Eman 0, Salamat 0.
Ginebra 74 — Caguioa 19, Cortez 13, Raymundo 12, Ababou 9, Alexander 7, Helterbrand 5, Canaleta 4, Labagala 3, Mamaril 1, W. Wilson 1.
Quarter scores: 18-17, 32-41, 58-56, 76-74.
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