Reigning NBA D-League MVP Curtis Stinson registered the first triple double in the 2011 PBA Governor's Cup to lead his team to a 97-81 victory over the Meralco Bolts to sieze a 2-1 standing Friday night at the Araneta Coliseum.
Stinson tallied a monster game of 18 points, 13 rebounds and 16 assists while having able support from an explosive performance from the locals to foil Meralco's comeback hopes with timely baskets down the stretch.
Mark Caguioa led scoring for this game with 25 points and he poured ice cold water to the comeback aspirations of the Bolts especially with a dagger jumper with 2 minutes left to finally seal the deal for his team.
Ronald Tubid and Eric Menk bounced back from their poor performance in the loss to Petron last game to scored 17 and 16 points respectively.
Sol Mercado led the losing team with 22 points while their import Champ Oguchi came through with 19 points.
This was Meralco's first loss in three games.
Sol Mercado led the losing team with 22 points while their import Champ Oguchi came through with 19 points.
This was Meralco's first loss in three games.
