[Saba Sports News] Aris Dionisio put on a spectacular one-man show at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Friday, showing off his deadly three-point shooting ability against the Filipinos, Led the Magnolia Hotshots to a 100-94 win over NorthPort Batang Pier to secure the final spot in the quarterfinals of the PBA Governors’ Cup.
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Dionisio shot 9-of-11 from beyond the arc for a career-high 30 points and was the linchpin of the team’s victory. Zavier Lucero, Joseph Eriobu, Calvin Abueva and Ian Sangalang also contributed at least 10 points each for Magnolia, Helped the team successfully beat North Harbour and advance to the quarter-finals along with TNT, Meralco Bolts and Converge FiberXers.
TNT Tropang Giga has already secured the top seed with a 7-2 record, while Melalco, Convige and Magnolia will battle it out for the remaining seeds in the upcoming matches. The Power plays Terrafirma on Saturday at 7:30 p.m., while Magnolia and Convige will go head-to-head Monday in the final game of the double-round-trip tournament for a key quarterfinal ranking.