B-MEG hangs on to beat TNT, take 2-1 series lead

This time B-MEG played solidly down the stretch to complete a 91-87 Game Three win over Talk 'N Text and go 2-1 up in their best-of-seven finals series in the PBA Commissioner's Cup Friday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.   "I'm getting too old for this. What a game, it has everything you want in it. A lot of suspense, living and dying on each shot and the crowd waiting to explode on every shot," said Llamados coach Tim Cone after the game.   Denzel Bowles scored B-MEG's last four points, all at the free throw line, a complete turnaround in his Game Two performance where a turnover and a split at the stripe cost them the game.   Bowles' last two charities gave the Llamados a 90-86 lead with 15.8 seconds left in the game. He later fouled out when he tried to stop Jimmy Alapag from firing a three-pointer.   Alapag, who got hold of the loose ball after consecutive three-point misses by Donnell Harvey and Jason Castro, went 1-of-3 from the line with 4.9 seconds remaining.   Bowles scored 15 of his game-high 28 points in the final quarter behind 10-of-21 field goal shooting to go with his 13 rebounds, four assists, two steals and six blocks.   James Yap had another big game of 21 markers shooting 4-of-9 from three-point range. Josh Urbiztondo and PJ Simon shot a combined 6-of-9 from downtown to end up with 12 points each.   Harvey and Ryan Reyes paced the defending champion Tropang Texters with 21 points apiece with the Talk 'N Text import also grabbing 14 rebounds.   Ali Peek had a double-double finish with 15 points and 11 rebounds while Castro, the Game Two hero, was held to 11 markers after dropping 23 in Talk 'N Text's 104-102 win on Wednesday. — JVP, GMA News   Scores:   B-MEG 91—Bowles 28, Yap 21, Urbiztondo 12, Simon 12, Intal 5, Barroca 4, Reavis 4, Pingris 2, De Ocampo 2, De Vance 1.   Talk 'N Text 87—Harvey 21, Reyes 21, Peek 15, Castro 11, Fonacier 7, Alapag 6, Williams 5, De Ocampo 1.   Quarter scores: 19-21, 37-36, 62-64, 91-87.