MANILA, Philippines — Juan Gomez de Liaño delivered big in the second half as Converge shocked Rain or Shine anew, 105-89 to grab a pivotal 2-1 series lead in their PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup best-of-five quarterfinal series on Tuesday at the Dasmarinas Arena in Cavite.
The Converge super rookie scored 15 of his team-high 19 points in the second half where the FiberXers, outscored the Elasto Painters, 53-36.
The former UP Fighting Maroon adder 13 rebounds and five assists for Converge, which could close it out this Friday when Game 4 moves back to Araneta Coliseum.
A victory could push Converge to its first-ever final Four appearance in franchise history.
Cameron Clark added 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Felix Lemetti led ROS with 18 points, while Caelan Tiongson and Vincent Cuajao 16 each.
Import Aaron Fuller only scored four points on 2-of-11 shooting and 13 rebounds.
