PBA: NLEX holds off Phoenix to move within win of semifinals

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89  basketball tournament – second round ANTIPOLO—NLEX moved on the cusp of ending its string of playoff flameouts after defeating Phoenix, 124-117, for a 2-0 lead in the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday at Ynares Center here. Schonny Winston and Robert Bolick scored 31 points apiece while import Deonte Burton