Quarterfinal pairings in PBA Govs’ Cup set

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THE stage is set for the quarterfinal round of the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup.

The pairings were finalized following the conclusion of the elimination round on Friday night, Oct. 23. The final day of elimination saw the Barangay Ginebra Kings beat the Blackwater Bossing, 101-96, and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters nip the Phoenix Fuel Masters, 133-103.

Four teams from Groups A and B, thus, advanced to the quarterfinals.

Quarterfinalists in Group A are the NLEX Road Warriors (9-3), San Miguel Beermen (9-3), Converge FiberXers (8-4), and TNT Tropang 5G (7-5). Group B quarterfinalists are the Magnolia Hotshots (7-3), Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (6-4), Barangay Ginebra Kings (5-5), and Phoenix Fuel Masters (5-5).

In the crossover Final 8, quarterfinalists from Group A will take on the qualifiers from Group B.

The matchups will be NLEX (A1) versus Phoenix (B4), San Miguel Beer (A2) vs. Ginebra (B3), Converge (A3) vs. Rain or Shine (B2), and TNT (A4) vs. Magnolia (B1).

The quarterfinals, which will be a best-of-five affair, will start on Sunday, Oct. 25, with the Road Warriors battling the Fuel Masters in the first game and the Hotshots colliding with the Tropa in the main game.(CCM)