Magnolia Timplados refused to quit and didn't play laid carpet to TNT's potential return to the finals.

On Friday's Game 5 of their best-of-seven semifinals series, the Hotshots held off repeated rallies by the Tropang Giga before preserving a 105-97 triumph to keep their campaign alive in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

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