PBA: Converge rout Macau in Giant Pandas' final game

Converge annihilated Macau, beating the Giant Pandas, 162-108, in the latter’s final game in the PBA Governors’ Cup on Friday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.

The FiberXers went on the offensive early, outscoring Macau, 41-19, in the first quarter before the Giant Pandas tried to catch up. Converge, however, headed into halftime with a commanding 79-52 lead.

From there, Converge held off the Giant Pandas to secure its fourth straight win and send the Macau team home.

Cameron Clark led the FiberXers with 32 points, three rebounds, three assists, and a block. Juan Gomez de Liaño posted a triple-double with 13 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds, along with a steal and a block, while Justine Baltazar and Justin Araña recorded double-doubles. Baltazar finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Araña had 16 points and 10 rebounds.

The win spoiled Kobey Lam’s 49-point explosion for the Giant Pandas.

With the victory, Converge improved to 7-4, while Macau ended its PBA stint with two wins and 10 losses.

Scores:

Converge 162 – Clark 32, Arana 16, Tungcab 15, Baltazar 14, Gomez de Liano 13, Clemente 13, Santos 11, Stockton 10, Abueva 9, Garcia 9, Concepcion 9, Muyang 6, Williams 3, Lepalam 0.

Macau 108 – Lam 49, Lopez 27, Chao 13, Sun 10, Liu 7, Chen 2, Zhang 0, Lu 0, Zhu 0.

Quarters: 41-19, 79-52, 119-78, 162-108.

—JKC, GMA News