MANILA, Philippines — Import Chris McCullough erupted for 53 points to power TNT to a pulsating 98-90 win against Barangay Ginebra to force a winner-take-all Game 7 in their PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup Finals on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.
Trailing 80-78, McCullough knocked down a three-pointer to touch off a 20-10 windup inside the last five and half minutes of the last period that all but turned the tables against Ginebra
The 6-foot-10 scored 16 points in that stretch, including a four-point shot off a Jordan Heading assists to give TNT a 94-86 lead with under two minutes left.
The TNT import also collared 23 rebounds in what is easily his best performance since coming in midway in the semis to take the spot of the injured Bol Bolz
The Tropang 5G managed to pull off the win in front of 22,731 fans, mostly rooting for the Gin Kings, whose championship bid got derailed.
Game 7 is set this Wednesday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
Heading finished with 19 points and nine assists in a near double-double effort while Roger Pogoy added 13.
Justin Brownlee led Ginebra with 52 points, just two days after scoring a career-high 53 in their Game 5 win.
