ANTIPOLO CITY - Stanley Pringle proved too hot to handle for TnT Katropa as the Fil-Am guard went on a huge second half explosion to steer Globalport to a rousing 119-112 win Friday night in the PBA Governors Cup at the Ynares Center here.
Pringle was in the zone in the last two quarters, scoring 17 of his career-high 30 points in outplaying veteran Jayson Castro in a run-and-gun, high-octane game.
He was 10 of 16 from the field, and 3 of 5 from three-point range. For good measure, Pringle added eight rebounds, four assists, and two steals in the win that allowed the Batang Pier to even their record at 3-3 and stay very much in the run for a berth in the quarterfinals.
"It's a morale-boosting win for us," said coach Franz Pumaren after the game.
"Every game has a bearing right now because it's all lock in the middle," added the Globalport coach, whose team remains in eighth place but just within striking distance to those which are in the upper half of the standings.
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Import Murphey Holloway was a force to reckon inside for the Batang Pier with 24 points and 17 rebounds on a night Terrence Romeo had a quiet 13 points on 5 of 14 shooting.
But Globalport got plenty from Sean Anthony and Mike Cortez, who had 21 and 11 points, respectively, and combine for 17 points in the fourth quarter.
With Cortez and Anthony providing help to both Pringle and Holloway, the Batang Pier established the game's biggest lead at 109-94 with less than five minutes left.
The Katropa however, still had some fight left as import Glen Rice Jr. and Roger Pogoy willed them back and threatened, 114-109, before the Batang Pier got their acts back and held on for the win.
Rice fired 39 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, but committed 11 turnovers and shot 14 of 31 from the floor for TnT, which fell to a 4-3 record.
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Pogoy added 26, while Jayson Castro and Ranidel de Ocampo chipped in 15 and 12, respectively.
