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BRGY. GINEBRA vs PHOENIX | EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS | PBA SEASON 50 GOVERNORS' CUP | OCTOBER 18, 2026

By One Sports

Summary

Topics Covered

  • Elite scorers demand defensive game plans
  • Three-point volume and efficiency win games
  • Confidence fuels emerging star development
  • Quarterfinal stakes punish slow finishes

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First, for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.

Point guard from NLEX Road Warriors, number four, RJ Abarrientos.

Point guard from San Fernando, La Union, number 19, Tyler Tio.

Shooting guard from City of Ilagan, Isabela, number 25, Ball is up, game is on. Phoenix will

have first possession.

Rivero scored 16 points in that victory over Ginebra in round one.

Tio from the outside, long two doesn't work. Murphy will collect this first

work. Murphy will collect this first rebound.

Scottie Thompson trying to play himself back into form. Only his fourth appearance in the Governors' Cup. Will

score the first basket tonight.

First two points of the ballgame for the red shirts.

Phoenix trying to stay patient on this attack.

They have five wins. They have qualified already for the next phase as Arlington will miss. Thompson with a rebound,

will miss. Thompson with a rebound, pitches it out. Murphy gets behind the D, two-handed throw down.

And Tuffin was playing well with his outside shooting, but missing that one.

They had that dream start against Rain or Shine two Fridays ago wherein they went for 40 points in the first quarter.

Can they do it again? Murphy would like to think so, but he misses on that one.

RJ on the move. Drops it off to Murphy.

Three ball.

That possession arrow was for Ginebra palang ngayon nasa Phoenix na. As Rivero

finally gets Phoenix on the board.

He is coming off a best player of the game citation. 26

game citation. 26 As Scotty shuttles it over to Murphy.

Second throw down of the game for Jordan.

Teo.

To the right side he goes. Kai was

waiting for it.

Three ball delivered by Balumgai.

RJ.

Nice set up.

Drink that turn around shot. Five points

for Kai Balumgai.

Tear drop delivered by Teo. Using the

pick properly.

Got Luis spot and had a floater. Cuts

the lead down to six.

Back to back hits by Phoenix.

Let's see if Ginebra can respond. RJ

again. up, jumper's good.

Ooh, nice play.

Aguilar with a kamikaze drive.

We go to this go to overtime game and really with a very big crowd.

Turnover here by Ginebra.

Shot back from straight away.

So, all of this Calvin Abueva lights it up and Phoenix is back within five.

De Los Santos now on the floor gives it up to Erlington.

Back to JL.

Oh, what a nice goal.

Troy Rosario about to come in for the uh Kings.

Phoenix really sticking to Ginebra here via that three-point shot.

Perpetual traffic.

Shake, big ran into Tautuaa.

That's one thing he really should watch.

He's a precious Riche tracking.

But, Jeremiah Gray chases him off the line.

They go to the other side WITH TAUTUAA.

THREE-BALL GOOD.

MISSES THAT J.

SCOTTIE PITCHES. TROY, PERFECT PASS from Thompson. TOUCHDOWN, ROSARIO.

Thompson. TOUCHDOWN, ROSARIO.

That was we talked about though Phoenix dropped 32 points in the first quarter of Ginebra on Ginebra.

They dropped 30 in the San Francisco 49ers.

Who's in trouble? Somebody's got to take it. They go to gray.

it. They go to gray.

Shot. Bail out.

Under a minute remaining in the first quarter. Justin Chua with his own

quarter. Justin Chua with his own version of a teardrop.

A real traveler professional players.

Chua again. Good in and out.

Ranje.

And slow things down. There's about a 5 and 1/2 seconds differential between the clocks.

Chua short stab good.

Finally getting two more points to go up to 36.

Thwarted there by RJ.

In this must win Jumper from the baseline is good.

That's one thing you want to take away.

You don't want this guy scoring because that's what he does. He's a scorer.

And for him to take a jumper which he does more putting in three-point shooting rather than putting the ball on the floor.

Santos Chua JL in a rush loses control.

Abueva is with Gray.

Here comes Phoenix at five and three.

Chaffin with a clean up.

Mamu going all the way around, exploding to the cup.

Everybody at Phoenix asking for that goal 10 violation.

Abari entos in attack mode.

They swing it around.

Gray's got a couple of jumpers already.

They want to go to the set with Jordan Murphy.

Murphy penetrates. Who will get it?

Follow up bola.

Murphy tireless underneath.

But he was playing against real small players, no? So he knew what

players, no? So he knew what just big advantage for him there.

Mamu Yak looks around.

Escandor in motion. Wasn't even looking at the pass.

Mamu will set up the Los Santos. That triple

is good.

Gentlemen with the Phoenix Fuel Masters trying to catch up to Barangay Ginebra.

Coach Charles, you wanted them to take advantage of how they have been shooting at 41% from the outside.

Option is to score from the three-point line.

Imagine that guy is 6'7. He can run the floor.

Arlington shoots over Murphy. It bounces home.

Phoenix had B.J. Johnson. Ginebra had

Riley Grisby.

As Thompson now has 12 points.

Scored five, four, and six in his first three games. Erlington with three-point

three games. Erlington with three-point play opportunity.

Lead bounce lead lead bounce pass.

[laughter] Japeth trying to show him how it's done.

Mamuyac drops it off. Erlington gets

deep.

They save it right back to him.

Escandor puts it on the deck, down the middle.

Abarrientos on the break out.

RJ pull-up jumper.

Erlington steps into a three.

Mamu keeps it there.

Erlington from deep.

Pushes it through.

Seven points in the ball game. Just a

three-point lead lamang para sa Ginebra.

Abarrientos will give it up a punta kay Holt.

Scottie going to work.

It's good. What a game for Scottie Thompson tonight. 14 points already,

Thompson tonight. 14 points already, looking for one more.

Under six remaining.

Murphy operating against Arlington.

Murphy powers his way through.

Arlington trying to seal against Murphy.

He just want to go away.

Marcelius Arlington in trouble. Now double team.

Scottie with a takeaway. It's a three on one. SCOTTIE

one. SCOTTIE CLEAN UP BY RJ.

Jordan Murphy with a thunderous You know, I just look what they want him to do. Play big, you know.

to do. Play big, you know.

You're not exactly big. Oh, this outside shot airball.

NICE SAVE.

PALONGGAY HAD BAD INTENTIONS, but his whistle three travel though.

Swings it back out. Thompson will reset.

He kicks it over to Troy.

ROSARIO PUNCHES IT THROUGH.

That might be the biggest lead of the ball game for Ginebra. 15 points right now.

Phoenix now against the defense of Ginebra swarming all over the place. And that three-point shot

the place. And that three-point shot looking like it's abandoned Phoenix.

Tough in inside. No.

Had a couple of jumpers back in the first. They go to Murphy down low.

first. They go to Murphy down low.

RJ de Gray straight away three. Jeremiah lights it up.

Mamuyac will leave it for Erlington.

He released a two guard here. You can

see it.

Not even a three because he does not put the ball on the floor very, very seldom.

Erlington, rather.

Go to Erlington.

Guy swings it out. Tuffin to Richie.

Three ball is good.

Can he go for back-to-back? He feeds

Theo. Three ball.

Erlington.

That is the second triple of the game by the same important Phoenix.

masters.

Japeth Guys.

No way to challenge.

Tuffin lines it up.

Bow.

Guy swings.

Hulk, wide open. Misses.

That guy is a 40 plus percent three point shooter. Guy

point shooter. Guy all the way.

Businessman tonight.

Actually, 49% three-point shooter at Stephen all this tournament. Not just 40 plus.

Theo from straight away.

Good rebound.

Arlington feeds Tuffin.

Theo Trying to get around RJ, loses control.

Both going the the other side.

Murphy will look around. Troy coming

over to meet the pass. They dump it inside to Scotty. It is batted away by Richie. Arlington on the run. Marcelus

Richie. Arlington on the run. Marcelus

with a soft touch. RICHIE PUSHING HARD.

RICHIE ARCHIE READING THE PASS PERFECTLY.

Murphy will make them pay.

And with 5:44 remaining in the third mandatory timeout.

Barrientos going to the other side.

Balunggay gambles.

Murphy on the move. Spins into trouble.

They go TO GRAY THEN AND OUR TEAM PLAY OF THE GAME BROUGHT TO US BY Sports Plus.

Mamuyac directing traffic.

Tuffin looking at Chua. THEY GO UP.

GOES DOWN HARD.

THIS GUY IS REALLY ATHLETIC. He is just going to be better and better as he gets as he you know he develops his game and his confidence.

Gray trying to get from Chua. Three ball.

Jeremiah having himself a game.

He's just been very productive every time he comes on the floor. Makes

himself felt immediately.

The largest for tonight.

Yeah.

Oh.

Chua.

Murphy.

Against Chua Sakabihag.

Cool. Extra pass to the corner. Scotty.

That's because the import is posting you up so everybody is sagging down.

Mamuyac bats it away from Japeth.

Phoenix with first possession to open the fourth.

Yes.

So much for three.

Brian Santos.

Rivero now.

Gets it over to Erram because of Nambatac and Santos, Mamuyac, and Escandor.

Outside shot.

Thompson, Aguilar, Rosario, and Jeremiah Gray.

16 points in the ballgame.

If he cannot come up with a spectacular fourth quarter just like in the game against Meralco, Doc, Phoenix will have a long week thinking about the quarterfinals. It will begin next Sunday.

That concludes things so all the eight players that were used have scored for Barangay Ginebra.

Ribero trying to get himself in double digits.

Gets it over to his sports.

Arlington going to work.

18 Yes.

Parrais another three.

Scoring definitely breaking out tonight.

Here on RPTV.

I think that's a Tuesday.

96-70 Arlington scooting.

96-72 is the score. Under seven

remaining. It what is an impending victory for the Scotty The the in uh Floater is good.

When he's good, he's good.

Arlington after the twirl.

22, he's an all-around scorer.

With coach Mon Fernandez.

I mean, Charles doing good job here. You

have to give him credit.

First round winner Shine beat Phoenix 105-98.

Scotty with a rebound and a foot back.

Escandor from the corner. That's good.

One more rebound, Scotty, for a double-double.

RJ Actually, seven points to Abueva up to this point.

Murphy and one.

The bigs of the other team.

Yeah, yeah, they do because he was awful in the first half, but second half he was terrific.

Yes.

Devance though [laughter] [cheering] Aguilar rocking the building right now.

Last two minutes of the second half of Sports Plus.

Gozo inside.

The one-hander is good.

[screaming] Del Rosario in a rush gives it to Aguilar.

Nice pass. Barangay Ginebra will pick up their fourth win of the Governors' Cup.

They will be half a game ahead of Meralco for four and five.

One game Four-point shot for Escandor.

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