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The Nenad Vucinic–less Meralco Bolts got back on track with a 97–89 win over their sister team, TNT Tropang 5G, in Game 3 to trim their series deficit to 2–1 in the 2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven semifinals series on Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. [FULL REPLAY VIDEO BY ONESPORTS]
Five Meralco players finished in double figures, led by Chris Banchero with 18 points, six rebounds, and two assists, while CJ Cansino added 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting, along with two rebounds, one assist, and one steal to avoid a 0–3 hole in the series.
The Scores:
MERALCO 97 - Banchero 18, Cansino 18, Newsome 17, Quinto 13, Almazan 11, Hodge 9, Bates 4, Rios 3, Jose 3, Maliksi 2, Black 0, Caram 0
TNT 89 - Pogoy 28, Ganuelas-Rosser 14, Nambatac 13, Williams 11, Khobuntin 6, Erram 6, Oftana 6, Jalalon 3, Jalalon 3, Galinato 2, Enciso 0, Aurin 0, Heading 0.
Quarters: 21-15, 47-38, 70-63, 97-89. [FULL REPLAY VIDEO] | [FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO]
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