NorthPort dumps NLEX, forces rubber match in QF series

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 11:13:00 +0000

BY JONAS TERRADO

NORTHPORT pushed top seed NLEX to a rubber match for a semifinals berth after rolling to a 115-90 victory in a tense quarterfinal affair in the PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Import Michael Qualls had 39 points, 16 rebounds, five assists and two blocks as the Batang Pier continued their mastery of the Road Warriors to force a knockout game set Wednesday.

NorthPort’s Michael Qualls starred once again by posting 39 points and 16 rebounds.

The winner earns a spot in the best-of-five semis against Barangay Ginebra, which ended the Grand Slam dreams of San Miguel Beer with a 100-97 win last Sunday.

Qualls later got into a heated exchange with NLEX’s Poy Erram and Paul Varilla, who were tossed with Flagrant Foul 2 infractions, with 4:54 left in the fourth and NorthPort already had the game in the bag, 100-81.

The Batang Pier reinforcement appeared to have been kicked by Varilla after drawing a foul during a drive to the basket. Erram then joined the fray by landing a flying elbow at the back of Qualls, prompting cooler heads to intervene.

It would interesting if Erram
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