Chito Victolero rues Magnolia’s late collapse against Meralco

MANILA, Philippines–Coach Chito Victolero couldn’t hide the disappointment of seeing Magnolia collapse late in regulation which led to his team’s 113-107 overtime loss to Meralco and a quarterfinal exit in the PBA Governors’ Cup.

“The learning lesson for us is that it’s not yet over till it’s over,” Victolero said with a mixture of Filipino words following Wednesday’s playoff encounter at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Hotshots were up 96-89 with more than three minutes to go when the Bolts made a stunning comeback that resulted in Aaron Black’s buzzer-beating jumper to force a five-minute extension.

Meralco continued to get the breaks in the extra session behind Chris Newsome…

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