Barroca hits game-winner as Magnolia goes up 3-2 vs SMB in chaos-marred Game 5 CUBAO, Philippines – The Magnolia Hotshots are on the brink of ending San Miguel's reign in the Philippine Cup after emerging victorious in a pivotal Game Five of the finals, 88-86, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao on Friday. The game was marred with chaos after an unknown fan dressed as Spider-Man charged into the court during the fourth quarter and hit SMB's June Mar Fajardo. Related Stories Man dressed as Spider-Man runs on court in PBA Finals Game 5 The scuffle resulted in a long ceasefire on the court as security personnel dragged the assailant out of the arena. After a strong start against the Beermen in the first half, Magnolia had to weather San Miguel's blistering 20-2 run in the third quarter that almost cost them the game. The Hotshots also survived a scare late in the game as Fajardo slowly picked up his game. Mark Barroca hit a buzzer-beater to give Magnolia the win. Barroca and Ian Sangalang paced the Hotshots in the crucial win. Meanwhile, hot-again Marcio Lassiter and Arwind Santos led the Beermen in the losing effort. Magnolia hopes to close out the series on Sunday while SMB face a do-or-die situation to keep their Philippine Cup dominance run alive.<doc-sep>It wasn't the kind of night where the San Miguel Beermen leaned on offense to win the game. But they did just enough to hammer out a 98-86 victory over Magnolia in Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup finals on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. For the first time in the best-of-seven series, the Beermen emerged victorious by scoring fewer than 100 points. The four-time defending champions turned to defense to force the deciding Game 7. QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES - May 12, 2019.Terrence Romeo, Arwind Santos and Marcio Lassiter of San Miguel Beer huddle after beating the Magnolia Hotshots in Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Ernie Sarmiento/ESPN5 Game 7 is on Wednesday at the Big Dome. The Beermen went on a 14-1 tear to open the fourth period to take a comfortable 82-63 buffer. But what's notable is that the team known more for its high-powered offense limited the Hotshots to a pair of field goals in the first six minutes of the fourth period. Magnolia scored 24 points in the final frame but most of them came in garbage time when the game was already decided. "What happened is that we played good defense tonight," said SMB head coach Leo Austria after the game. "You can see from the players that they didn't want to lose. Now we have a good chance to grab the championship again." 2019 PHILIPPINE CUP SCHEDULE/RESULTS Game 1 Magnolia def. SMB, 99-94 Game 2 SMB def. Magnolia, 108-101 Game 3 Magnolia def. SMB, 86-82 Game 4 SMB def. Magnolia, 114-98 Game 5 Magnolia def. SMB, 88-86 Game 6 SMB def. Magnolia, 98-86 Game 7 7PM May 15 at Smart Araneta Coliseum While the second group of Christian Standhardinger, Terrence Romeo, Matt Ganuelas-Rosser, and Von Pessumal led the defense, June Mar Fajardo was once again at the forefront of the Beermen's attack. The reigning five-time MVP finished with 23 points, 18 rebounds, two assists, and the same number of blocks. Marcio Lassiter also stepped up, scattering 20 points with three 3-pointers to go with seven rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Chris Ross and Standhardinger had 17 and 16 points, respectively. "It was a team effort. Players really wanted to step up. We didn't want to the series to end tonight. We were really just locked in," said Lassiter. Jio Jalalon paced Magnolia with 17 points, four rebounds, and eight assists. Mark Barroca, who has been the most consistent Hotshot player in the series, contributed only six points while going 0-for-3 from 3. Magnolia coach Chito Victorlero said the team remains optimistic. "We're still positive. We knew it's not going to be easy. The good thing is that there's an opportunity to win so we will grab it," Victolero said. THE SCORES San Miguel 98 - Fajardo 23, Lassiter 20, Ross 17, Standhardinger 16, Romeo 9, Santos 8, Cabagnot 3, Rosser 0, Pessumal 0. Magnolia 86 - Jalalon 17, Reavis 16, Sangalang 14, Brondial 12, Lee 10, Barroca 6, Dela Rosa 5, Herndon 5, Melton 4, Simon 0, Pascual 0. Quarterscores: 25-12, 50-36, 68-62, 98-86. EXTRA DRIBBLES - Magnolia made only one basket from 3 in the first half -- a Jalalon buzzer-beater heading into halftime. In all, Magnolia only shot 3-of-16 from that range. -The Hotshots outscored the much taller Beermen in the paint, 56-34. But it was the Beermen who got more second chance points, 31-11.<doc-sep>MANILA, Philippines — Mark Barroca provided the heroics as Magnolia beat San Miguel Beer, 88-86, in a wild and wooly Game Five marred by a streaker in a Spiderman costume who disrupted play and caused harm on June Mar Fajardo. Barroca knocked down the marginal jumper at the buzzer, rendering a happy ending to a Magnolia team that experienced a lot of highs and lows all game, including squandering an early 16-point upper hand and a six-point cushion in the last 3:20 of play as well as an injury to ace scorer Paul Lee. The Hotshots bucked it all and gained the pivotal 3-2 lead in the race-to-four-games championship series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last night. “It was in God’s hands. It was a miracle shot,” Magnolia coach Chito Victolero said. “I told the team when they made some runs, we needed to weather the storm, and we did.” The Hotshots were ahead, 84-78 when the fan made his way to the court holding a plackard of political nature. As he raced towards center court, he bumped into Fajardo, who was hit in the jaw and doubled up in pain. Security rushed to bring “Spiderman” out and was later brought to the police station, along with a suspected accomplice. Game resumed after some time, and San Miguel caught up with Magnolia at 86-86 with 1:18 left. The two teams traded unproductive offensives until Jio Jalalon set up Barroca for the winner. “It was a factor for both teams because the game was stopped. We were up by six, then it happened. Maybe it was God’s plan that the game would be decided by a buzzer-beater and get a good ending,” said Victolero. Magnolia will gun for the title tomorrow with Lee’s stint in jeopardy due to the shoulder injury he sustained in the fourth. Fajardo, who was hit in the jaw by “Spiderman,” went on to finish the game and declared he’ll be okay for Game Six. The scores: Magnolia 88 – Barroca 22, Sangalang 18, Lee 12, Jalalon 8, Reavis 8, Brondial 8, Dela Rosa 7, Melton 3, Pascual 2, Ramos 0. San Miguel 86 – Fajardo 21, Lassiter 20, Santos 18, Romeo 11, Standhardinger 8, Cabagnot 5, Ross 3, Ganuelas-Rosser 0, Pessumal 0. Quarterscores: 27-18, 49-36, 69-63, 88-86<doc-sep>
Mark Barroca nailed a baseline jumper as time expired to lift the Magnolia Hotshots past the San Miguel Beermen 88-86 in Game 5 of the Philippine Cup finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday. Magnolia took possession with 13.2 seconds remaining and patiently worked the ball around before Rodney Brondial found Barroca in the left corner. Barroca pump-faked his way around Christian Standhardinger and hit the pull-up jumper as time expired. Barroca tied his series-best with 22 points, spiked by three triples to go with five rebounds, five assists. "I thank the Lord for giving me that chance," Barroca said. QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES - MAY 10, 2019: Mark Barroca hits the game-winner to lift Magnolia past San Miguel in Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. KC Cruz/ESPN5 San Miguel's June Mar Fajardo struggled for most of the game before finding his touch in the late stretch. Magnolia was able to limit Fajardo's touches in the first half, limiting him to only four attempts and no field goals. Fajardo broke out with 13 points in the final quarter. He finished with 21 points and 22 rebounds. "You really cannot contain him the whole game. In the second half, he got a lot of offensive rebounds," Magnolia coach Chito Victolero said. Then Barroca happened. "We're not able to execute the last few possessions. There was a lot of drama. I hope next game we will come out with a lot of energy because it's going to be a do or die for us," Beermen coach Leo Austria said. Magnolia will attempt to end the Beermen's quest for a five-straight All-Filipino title on Sunday. THE SCORES MAGNOLIA 88 - Barroca 22, Sangalang 18, Lee 12, Jalalon 8, Reavis 8, Brondial 8, Dela Rosa 7, Melton 3, Pascual 2, Ramos 0. SAN MIGUEL 86 - Fajardo 21, Lassiter 20, Santos 18, Romeo 11, Standhardinger 8, Cabagnot 5, Ross 3, Ganuelas-Rosser 0, Pessumal 0. Quarterscores: 27-18, 49-36, 69-63, 88-86. EXTRA DRIBBLES A costumed spectator ran onto the court with 3:06 remaining and bumped Fajardo at center court. Fajardo was shaken but did not come out of the game. In trying to stop Fajardo the whole game, Rafi Reavis and Kyle Pascual fouled out while Ian Sanglang and Rodney Brondial each had five fouls. NEXT GAME Game 6 on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at Smart-Araneta Coliseum.