Barangay Ginebra San Miguel booked the last quarterfinal slot in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup after a 102-100 win over Rain or Shine at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Bahrain in Thursday (Manila time).
RJ Abarrientos dropped 25 points as the Kings entered the quarterfinals with a 6-4 win-loss record.
The victory also eliminated Titan Ultra, which holds a 4-6 slate, from making it into the playoffs.
Down by two with 7.4 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Scottie Thompson drilled a triple to give Ginebra a 101-100 lead.
The Elasto Painters' full-court shot didn't go in with one second left on the clock.
Thompson finished with 16 points while Stephen Holt had 15 points for Ginebra.
Felix Lemetti led Rain or Shine with 14 points as they slipped to an 8-3 card.