Phoenix stays unbeaten with rout of Alaska

The Phoenix Fuelmasters stayed unbeaten on Saturday after eking out a 95-93 victory against the Alaska Aces at the MOA Arena in Pasay City in the 2017 PBA Governors' Cup.

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Eugene Phelps led Phoenix with 29 points and 14 rebounds, including the game-winner. RJ Jazul added 15 as a starter, while Joseph Eriobu and John Wilson paced the bench with 14 and 13 points, respectively.

The Fuelmasters saw their 10-point lead in the final 5:21 reduced to just one entering the final minute and a half, before Noy Baclao's jumper finally gave the Aces a taste of the lead, 89-88.

Off a timeout, Phoenix went to JC Intal for a layup, while Ladontae Henton restored Alaska's one-point edge with 43 seconds remaining.

Ten seconds later, however, RJ Jazul rung in a triple, forcing the Aces to call for a break. Chris Banchero tipped in a Hentos miss to tie the game at 93-all with 21 ticks remaining, before letting Eugene Phelps drain the clock and take the game-winner with two seconds left.

Ladontae Henton had 30 points for Alaska, who had no other player in double figures except for Simon Enciso who had 17.