Blowing hot and cold this conference, Tenorio played aggressive basketball in the second half, pouring in 11 of his 18 points in a pivotal third-quarter run that saw the Gin Kings outscore the Express, 30-18, to take an 84-69 lead heading into the final period.
The Gin Kings did not ease up on the pedal the rest of the way, padding their lead to 96-79 on a wide-open triple by Jayjay Helterbrand on the way to snapping a two-game slide.
Tenorio flirted with a triple-double after finishing with 18 points, a personal conference-best 14 assists and seven rebounds in 36 minutes of action moved up to 2-3 in a tie with San Mig Coffee and Globalport.
San Mig scored a 102-88 win over Globalport earlier in a fight-marred match.
“Defense did it, dahil maganda ang preparation namin,” said Ginebra coach Ato Agustin. “Of course, weakness namin, sprinting back on defense, pero naka-recover kami after that, especially sa match-ups."
The Express tumbled to their fourth straight defeat as they continue to occupy the cellar with their woeful 1-5 record.
The scores:
Ginebra 106 - Lowhorn 35, Caguioa 20, Tenorio 18, Wilson 11, Helterbrand 10, Baracael 6, Ellis 4, Mamaril 2, Ababou 0, Urbiztondo 0, Maierhofer 0.
Air 21 93 - Graham 38, Canaleta 17, Manuel 12, Sena 6, Sharma 6, Menor 4, Cortez 4, Custodio 2, Isip 2, Arboleda 2, Omolon 0.
Quarters: 29-33, 54-51, 84-69, 106-93
Source: http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/ginebra-returns-to-winning-ways-as-tenorio-proves-a-handful-for-air21
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