Games Wednesday:
(Ynares Center-Antipolo)
5:15 p.m. — Blackwater vs NLEX
7:30 p.m. — Meralco vs TNT
Anton Asistio displayed nerves of steel, hitting four pressure-packed free throws in the last 2.1 seconds in Rain or Shine’s 112-111 escape act over Titan Ultra in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Season 50 Philippine Cup on Sunday at the Ynares Center-Antipolo.
The young guard calmly sank all his charities after drawing a foul from Joshua Munzon on a desperate try at the four-point area to put the Elasto Painters on top.
Rain or Shine completed the comeback from 19 points down when Calvin Abueva missed a potential Giant Risers game-winner at the buzzer for its second straight win for a 3-1 win-loss record.
Adrian Nocum led the Elasto Painters with 24 points, Leonard Santillan had 21 markers and nine rebounds while Jhonard Clarito and Asistio added 19 and 11 points, respectively.
Rain or Shine trailed, 66-85, with 5:34 left in the third quarter after Fran Yu drained a triple. The Elasto Painters patiently chipped away Titan Ultra’s lead for the nail-biter.
Down, 108-111, with 4.3 seconds left Asistio received the inbound pass and was bumped by Munzon on his way up for a shot.
Abueva had a double-double of 31 points and 18 rebounds while Aljun Melecio and Munzon had 21 and 15 markers, respectively.