Terrafirma stuns San Miguel

MANILA, Philippines — Eighth seed Terrafirma went into the David-versus-Goliath showdown with No. 1 San Miguel Beer believing it could defy the odds.

Fully embracing that faith, the Dyip took down the mighty Beermen, 106-95, to drag the stunned holders to a sudden death for a seat to the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals yesterday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.

Juami Tiongson (29 points), Stephen Holt (25 markers, eight rebounds, four assists, two steals), Isaac Go (career-high 22 spiked by six triples) and Javi Gomez de Liaño (15-10-8) played the game of their lives as Terrafirma made the most of a rare playoffs appearance and ambushed their mighty foes.

“Great effort from everyone – from the coaches, to the players, the bench, the ball boys to the bosses all-around. We really wanted to win this game,” said Go, who bettered his old high of 21 while taking primary defensive duties against SMB behemoth June Mar Fajardo.

Later, No. 2 Barangay Ginebra finished off eighth-seed Magnolia, 99-77, to clinch a semifinal berth.

Ginebra moved on to the best-of-seven semis versus either Meralco or NLEX. The Bolts lead the Road Warriors in their race-to-two series.