ANGELES CITY - Alaska finally broke the longest losing streak in franchise history, and remarkably, came at the expense of a mighty team as San Miguel Beer.??
Playing with fire in their eyes, the Aces sustained a hot start and held on for a rousing 90-79 victory over the Beermen to finally barge in the win column of the PBA Governors Cup Saturday night at the Angeles University Foundation gym here.??
Import Buck Henton led Alaska's inspired play in the Petron Saturday Special game by firing away 36 points and 15 rebounds in the win that put a stop to the Aces' bleeding after losing 15 straight games dating back from April during the Commissioner's Cup.??
The losing skid was the worst ever in Alaska franchise history.??
While it was only the first win in seven outings for the Aces in the season-ending meet, they somehow kept alive their flickering hopes of making the quarterfinals at the last minute.??
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Back-up guard Abel Galliguez knocked down five straight points to end the opening period, including a corner three that beat the buzzer for a 19-9 Alaska edge that set the tone of the wire-to-wire win.??
A basket off a transition by Calvin Abueva gave the Aces their biggest lead at 74-57 midway in the final quarter.??
Abueva complemented Henton with 13 points while Sonny Thoss added 12 for Alaska, which also broke its eight-game skid to the Beermen dating back to Game 4 of the 2016 Philippine Cup finals.??
Arwind Santos continued his fine showing for San Miguel with 29 big points while Alex Cabagnot and June Mar Fajardo chipped in 14 and 13 respectively.??
Import Terik Bridgeman was a big disappointment for San Miguel after finishing with only 2 points on 1 of 4 shooting in his PBA debut as replacement for Wendell McKines.??
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The Beermen fell to .500 mark with their 3-3 record as they suffered only their second back-to-back loss this season. (JR)
