San Miguel Beermen’s Jericho Cruz and Taiwan’s Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Alec Brown figure in a spat during a EASL game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
Jericho Cruz was ejected in the fourth quarter that marred the San Miguel Beermen’s 101-85 loss to Taiwan’s Taoyuan Pauian Pilots in the East Asia Super League held Wednesday at Philsports Arena in Pasig City.
Cruz got tossed with 6:32 left for a disqualifying foul after being part of an altercation that also involved Pilots import Alec Brown, further adding to the frustrations of the Beermen side which went cold in the second quarter and trailed by a high of 29.
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San Miguel Beermen’s and Taiwan’s Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Alec Brown figure in a spat during a EASL game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
Miller finished with 32 points and eight rebounds after being held to just eight on 2-of-12 shooting in the Beermen’s opening night loss to South Korea’s Suwon KT Sonicboom last Oct. 2 at Mall of Asia Arena.
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Article continues after this advertisementBrown imposed trouble on San Miguel and produced 27 points and nine rebounds for the Pilots of Taiwan’s P.League+.
Lu-Chun Hsiang and import Trevon Graham added 25 points apiece for the visiting Pilots.
Article continues after this advertisementSan Miguel seemed to have bucked a disappointing 10-0 deficit at the start and trailed 18-16 during the latter part of the first quarter.
But the Beermen slumped to a nightmarish second quarter that enabled the Pilots to eventually go into halftime up 57-33.
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