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Northport import Kevin Murphy. – PBA PICTURES
MANILA, Philippines–Staying in the race for a playoff spot, NorthPort on Saturday night hit all the important shots down the stretch to squeak through and eventually eliminate Blackwater, 110-104, in the PBA Governor’s Cup.
Import Kevin Murphy did most of the heavy lifting, scoring 47 points and 16 rebounds, and four steals to lead all Batang Pier.
Robert Bolick, meanwhile, added 24 off the bench in a stout stadium at the Smart Araneta Coliseum as the club improved to 2-6 in the Governors Cup.
“Our veterans never gave up,” said coach Bonnie Tan, whose charges finally hit a record after a drought that plagued the first half of the campaign. “Even though it’s only our second win, we’re still happy that we’re still up.”
Shawn Glover’s reinforcements had 20 points to beat Bossing, while Gab Banal, JVee Casio, and Mike Ayonayon all finished with at least 12 in a losing effort that dropped the club to a 1-9 record.
NorthPort, despite a shaky start to the conference, can still pull off a major coup if they do well in the last three games.
“I hope so [this affords us] some momentum,” Tan said of the steep trek that will take him past Magnolia, Rain or Shine, and TNT.
Bossing can still fight for pride-if they want to-while ending the conference against the 4-3 Hotshots.
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