Barangay Ginebra books semis slot after taking down NLEX

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel booked a semis slot in the 2023 PBA Governors' Cup after taking down NLEX Road Warriors, 127-93, in the tournament's quarterfinals on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Ginebra import Justin Brownlee put up his usual numbers with 31 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists, while Jamie Malonzo and Christian Standhardinger had 20 points apiece.

NLEX import Wayne Selden was in uniform but was relegated to the sidelines. Sean Anthony had 16 points while Kevin Alas had 14 points for the Road Warriors.

Ginebra will face San Miguel in a best-of-five series.

The scores:

Ginebra 127 – Brownlee 31, Standhardinger 20, Malonzo 20, Gray 15, Pessumal 12, Thompson 10, Mariano 10, Pringle 5, Pinto 4, Onwubere 0, R. Aguilar 0, David 0

NLEX 93 – Anthony 16, Alas 15, Trollano 14, Ganuelas-Rosser 14, Rosales 11, Semerad 10, Miranda 7, Doliguez 4, Nieto 2, Pascual 0, Gabo 0

Quarters: 18-17, 56-36, 93-62, 127-93

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News