Caidic turns back time, powers San Miguel to victory
Credit to Author: JOSEF T. RAMOS, TMT| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 14:46:10 +0000
SAN Miguel Beer’s all-time great Allan Caidic fired a game-high 26 points, highlighted by six three-point bombs, to help the Beermen beat Alaska, 96-86, in the Philippine Basketball Association’s Return of the Rivals at the Araneta Coliseum on Sunday.
Down 24-34 late in the first half, the Beermen unleashed Caidic who notched 21 points in the second half to erase the deficit en route to winning the exhibition game organized by the pro league’s retired players for a charitable cause.
“We are all happy. It’s more than the game that you’ve watched. It is the solidarity of the players for a good cause and the reunion,” said Caidic, who played in the PBA from 1987 to 1999. “The game was intense because of the pride of the players, but we’re lucky we won.”
Caidic, who was named best player of the game, led San Miguel Beer’s 16-4 run, that included two treys to shatter a 75-all deadlock en route to a 91-79 cushion.
Dennis Miranda had 17 points while Danny Ildefonso posted 14 points and 14 rebounds and Dondon Hontiveros contributed 11 points also for the Beermen.
Nic Belasco added 18 rebounds for San Miguel Beer.
Willie Miller led Alaska with 20 points while 1996 MVP Johnny Abarrientos had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
San Miguel Beer bagged P100,000 for winning the game while Caidic received P25,000 for his individual performance.
Scores:
San Miguel Beer 96 – Caidic 26, Miranda 17, Ildefonso 14, Hontiveros 11, Belasco 7, Alvarez 6, Racela 5, Agustin 4, Calaguio 3, Gamboa 2, Paras 1, Reyes 0, Asaytono 0, Teng 0, Abuda 0.
Alaska 83 – Miller 20, Abarrientos 11, Santos 9, Dela Cruz 8, Cariaso 7, Laure 6, Duremdes 5, Juinio 5, Lastimosa 4, Ferriols 4, Gomez 2, Hawkins 2, Sotto 0, Adornado 0.
Quarter scores: 20-21; 32-40; 62-59; 96-83
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