Phoenix foiled GlobalPort’s late rally and escaped with a 104-100 victory on Friday in the last day of the elimination round of the Philippine Basketball Association Season 43 Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum. The victory kept Phoenix’s quarterfinals hope alive as it ended the elimination round with a 5-6 win-loss record.

Matthew Wright notched 22 of his 32 points in the first half on top of six assists and five rebounds while Jeff Chan scored 15 of his 18 points also in the first half as the Fuel Masters spoiled the return of GlobalPort leading scorer last conference Terrence Romeo. Gelo Alolino and RJ Jazul finished with a combined 20 points.

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