San Mig Coffee Mixers lead by Marqus Blakely and Joe de Vance dominated Game 2 of the Semifinals Series against Talk N Text Tropang Texters, 93-85 on Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Mixers' exploded for 32 points in the opening quarter as their defense was able to hold the opponent, only to score 13 points .
But the Texters trimmed down the deficit into 13, as the second quarter ended with the score of 47-34.
Heading onto the third quarter, Talk N Text managed to keep the scores close, cutting the Mixers' lead into five, 64-59.
Come to final canto, San Mig Coffee headed by Marqus Blakely and Marc Barroca showed up once again the defense that keeps them on winning games.
Paul Harris, lead Talk N Text by scoring thirty-three points but got no enough help from the locals with only Jason Castro scoring twelve points to be followed by De Ocampo's nine baskets.
With this win, the defending champion San Mig Coffee Mixers is just one win away from entering their fourth straight finals appearance since the same conference last year.
The scores:
SAN MIG SUPER COFFEE 93 – Blakely 19, Devance 19, Barroca 13, Yap 9, Pingris 8, Mallari 8, Simon 8, Sangalang 7, Maliksi 2, Taha 0, Melton 0.
TALK N’ TEXT 85 – Harris 33, Castro 12, De Ocampo 9, Canaleta 8, Williams 7, Alapag 6, Carey 4, Reys Ryan 2, Reyes Rob 2, Baclao 0, Fonacier 0.
Quarters: 32-13, 47-34, 64-59, 93-85
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