San Miguel survives Rain or Shine in CDO, nears twice-to-beat edge 

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CJ Perez and Don Trollano conspire in the final stretch to keep San Miguel afloat and arrest Rain or Shine’s huge rally in PBA action in Cagayan de Oro

MANILA, Philippines – The San Miguel Beermen zoomed closer to a twice-to-beat edge after withstanding Rain or Shine late, 120-111, in the 2025 PBA Philippine Cup at the Cagayan de Oro City Convention Center on Saturday night, June 7. 

The Beermen improved to 7-2, gaining the second seed in the standings with two games left in their elimination campaign. 

Leading by as many as 25 points, San Miguel warded off the Elasto Painters’ fourth-quarter run, which saw them come as close to a point, 103-102, following an Adrian Nocum layup with 5:06 remaining in the game.

That basket capped Rain or Shine’s huge 41-17 run bridging the last two quarters, only for San Miguel to seal the win with timely baskets in the final five minutes. 

With the Beermen up by just five points, 107-102, Don Trollano drilled an all-important triple at the 2:52 mark of the fourth quarter, 110-102, before CJ Perez canned a four-pointer to ice the game, 115-105, with still 1:46 remaining. 

Perez led San Miguel with 33 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists, while Trollano had 24 points on an 8-of-13 shooting clip. 

June Mar Fajardo also had 20 points and 9 boards for the Beermen as Marcio Lassiter hit 16 points in 17 minutes of play. 

San Miguel can shoot for the twice-to-beat incentive against Converge on Wednesday, June 11, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

With the loss, Rain or Shine fell to 6-4, putting them in a five-team logjam in the middle of the standings. 

Seconds before the loss, tempers flared as Rain or Shine’s Nocum and Jhonard Clarito figured in a commotion with San Miguel’s Trollano and Chris Ross, resulting in Clarito and Ross receiving technical fouls for second motion.

Nocum got his technical infraction after slapping the ball away from Ross in a dead ball. 

Andrei Caracut led Rain or Shine with 24 points, while Nocum and Clarito put up 22 and 17 points, respectively. 

The Elasto Painters will wrap up their elimination run against Barangay Ginebra next Sunday, June 15, which will likely determine their quarterfinal placement.

The Scores  

San Miguel 120 – Perez 33, Trollano 24, Fajardo 20, Lassiter 16, Tiongson 8, Cruz 6, Ross 4, Brondial 4, Cahilig 3, Tautuaa 2. 

Rain or Shine 111 – Caracut 24, Nocum 22, Clarito 17, Datu 12, Santillan 10, Mamuyac 9, Tiongson 7, Porter 5, Asistio 5, Norwood 0. 

Quarters: 30-25, 60-43, 93-78, 120-111.

– Rappler.com