Petron remains unbeaten, trips Alaska, 86-85

MANILA, Philippines --  Petron Blaze preserved its unbeaten streak in the PLDT MyDSL PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Saturday night.

The Boosters hold off the Alaska Milk Aces, 86-85, for a fifth straight win.

Junmar Fajardo outdueled Sonny Thoss, asserting himself hardest in the payoff period as the Boosters kept their hot run and their hold of the solo lead.

The 6-foot-10 Cebuano behemoth piled up 14 of his 20 points in the final canto and also got 12 rebounds in yet another double-double performance.

“He’s demanding a lot of double team and it’s good that he made his free throws. It’s one facet of his game he’s trying to improve,” said Petron coach Gee Abanilla.