PBA: Caguioa fined P5k, but avoids further sanctions

Both the Alaska Aces and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel will feature their full complement of players in their do-or-die game, Saturday, for the right to advance to the semifinals of the 2013-14 PBA Philippine Cup.

PBA Media Bureau chief Willie Marcial told GMA News Online that the league upheld Caguioa's flagrant foul penalty 1 on Aces forward Calvin Abueva, ruling not to upgrade it to penalty 2.

Caguioa though will still be fined P5000 for his elbows at Abueva.

[Related: Espinas fined but cleared to play in do-or-die game versus Ginebra]

Earlier in the week, Alaska big man Gabby Espinas similarly escaped suspension, though his foul against Meralco Bolt Cliff Hodge during their playoff was upgraded to penalty 2, earning him a P20,000 sanction.

[Related: Alaska survives anew, forces do-or-die with top-seeded Ginebra]

Alaska, which was the last team to qualify for the postseason, surprised top-seeded Ginebra with a 104-97 triumph Wednesday, winning their third consecutive do-or-die game in four nights. - AMD, GMA News