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Bolts pour out frustrations against the Black Bears
Meralco tamed the new team Macau Black Bears and gave them a rude welcome in the East Asia Super League (EASL) Home and Away Season 2.
The Bolts, just recently eliminated from their PBA Governors’ Cup campaign, poured out their frustrations against Macau with a 97-85 win on Wednesday night, October 2, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
Chris Newsome led Meralco with 18 points and six assists, while import Allen Durham produced double-double numbers, 17 markers and 11 boards.
The other Meralco import, DJ Kennedy contributed solid numbers by scoring 17 points, grabbing nine rebounds and dishing off eight dimes.
Another Chris also tallied double-digit in scoring as Banchero shared 14 for the Bolts.
Naturalized player Ange Kouame added nine points and nine rebounds for Meralco, which led by as many as 19 points.
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"It's nice to win our first game in the country. We played with a lot of pride, although we didn't play our best game, at least we got one over here in our home turf," said coach Luigi Trillo after the game.
On the other hand, Will Artino and Jeantal Cylla both scored 23 for Macau while grabbing a combined 21 rebounds.
Meralco will be in action again on October 16 against Ryukyu Golden Kings at the Okinawa Arena, Japan.
The scores:
Meralco (97) -- Newsome 18, Durham 17, Kennedy 17, Banchero 14, Kouame 9, Almazan 7, Quinto 7, Hodge 4, Caram 2, Bates 2.
Macau Black Bears (85) -- Cylla 23, Artino 23, Chongqui 21, Leung 10, Deguara 8, Chao 0, Li 0, Zeng 0, Lao 0, Chan 0.
Quarter Scores: 24-17; 43-39; 73-64; 97-85.
