LIVE: PBA Quarterfinals: TNT vs Magnolia, Rain or Shine vs NLEX

June 21, Saturday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium 

• 5pm – TNT Tropang 5G vs Magnolia Hotshots
• 7:30pm – Rain or Shine Elastopainters vs NLEX Road Warriors

THE SEMIFINALS CAST IS SET ✍️

San Miguel and Ginebra, TNT and Rain or Shine battle it out in separate best-of-seven series in the #PBA Philippine Cup! pic.twitter.com/z1NgB0Wyjc

— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) June 21, 2025

Rain or Shine Elastopainters’ Adrian Nocum, Leonard Santillan, Jhonard Clarito during a PBA Philippine Cup game quarterfinals game against NLEX Road Warriors. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER>net

Rain or Shine booked a semifinals berth for the fourth consecutive conference after wearing down NLEX, 103-92, to win their knockout quarters match in the PBA Philippine Cup on Saturday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

Santi Santillan had 24 points and nine rebounds while Jhonard Clarito once again dazzled on both ends for 13 points and 16 rebounds as the Elasto Painters beat the Road Warriors for a second straight time to arrange a semis clash once more with the TNT Tropang 5G.

While Santillan and Clarito provided big numbers, Rain or Shine also got a huge lift from Mike Malonzo after posting 10 points and five rebounds.

LIVE SCORES: Rain or Shine Elastopainters vs NLEX Road Warriors

• The Elastopainters are looking to pull away as the Road Warriors offense stalls. They lead 96-85 with over 3 minutes to play.
• Rain or Shine builds an 86-81 lead to start the fourth quarter. The winner of this game takes the last semifinals berth.
• END OF THIRD: Andrei Caracut with a 3 at the buzzer! And Rain or Shine takes a 78-77 lead.
• Leonard Santillan for 3! Rain or Shine down 65-70.
• Robert Bolick forces a basket and gets one off the glass! NLEX 70, Rain or Shine 62.
• Still a close context in the last quarterfinals match of the PBA Philippine Cup. NLEX maintains its lead over Rain or Shine, 68-62, with 7:52 in the third quarter.
• HALFTIME: NLEX 55, Rain or Shine 52.

TNT Tropang Giga’s Kelly Williams, Calvin OFtana and Roger Pogoy during a PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals game against Magnolia Hotshots. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

Coach Chot Reyes hailed the resilience of TNT in surviving Magnolia, 80-79, in their knockout quarterfinal match that kept the Tropang 5G’s Grand Slam bid in the PBA Philippine Cup.

Kelly Williams’ two free throws with 2.7 seconds left saved TNT from the jaws of defeat and secured a semifinals berth despite needing to beat Magnolia twice entering the playoffs.

TNT was also dealing with lack of manpower with Rey Nambatac left out of the playoff roster, Brian Heruela sustaining an injury in Wednesday’s first quarters affair and even Calvin Oftana playing through an ankle sprain.

Kelly Williams and TNT Tropang Giga celebrate after eliminating Magnolia Hotshots and booking a semifinals berth in the PBA Philippine Cup. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

TNT survived Magnolia yet again as Kelly Williams’ two freethrows with two seconds left led to an 80-79 victory for a trip to the semifinals of the PBA Philippine Cup on Saturday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

Williams calmly drained both charities after being fouled by Rafi Reavis while going for a putback before the Tropang 5G forced the Hotshots to a turnover on the next possession to complete a dramatic triumph despite needing to win twice entering the quarterfinals.

READ: PBA: TNT already a success this season, says Chot

The Grand Slam dreams of TNT are still alive after marching into the Final Four against either NLEX or Rain or Shine in a best-of-seven series.

IN PHOTOS: TNT escapes Magnolia to advance to PBA semifinals

LIVE SCORES: TNT Tropang 5G vs Magnolia Hotshots

• Two Kelly Williams freethrows give TNT a thrilling 80-79 win over Magnolia to move into the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals.
• Kelly Williams makes two PRESSURE PACKED freethrows to give TNT the lead back, 80-78, with 2.7 ticks left.
• The Hotshots with the lead! Jerom Lastimosa finds Ian Sangalang underneath to give Magnolia the 79-78 edge vs TNT with 5.8 seconds remaining!
• Magnolia pulls within 65-68 with nine minutes left to play.
• END OF THIRD: TNT 63, Magnolia 56.
• TNT still in the lead here in the third, but couldn’t get enough push to pull away. TNT 51, Magnolia 45.
• HALFTIME: TNT 41, Magnolia 33.
• Still a tight match between Tropang 5G and the Hotshots with TNT holding on to a 29-27 lead with over 3 minutes before halftime.
• END OF FIRST: TNT 18, Magnolia 13.
• Close start between TNT and Magnolia. The Hotshots lead by 1, 11-10,  with under 5 minutes to play in the opening quarter.

Moments after TNT kept its Grand Slam motor running, coach Chot Reyes—after Wednesday’s hard-fought win over Magnolia pushed their PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinal encounter to the limit—said that his team has already defined itself this season.

And the quest to complete a sweep of all three conferences is “not really in our minds,” adding he already considers the 49th season as a successful one, whether the historic bid is achieved or not.

“The guys have done so much already this season,” Reyes said on the heels of the thrilling 89-88 triumph at Philsports Arena in Pasig City. “If the Grand Slam is not for us, it’s not for us. But no one’s gonna take away what we have already achieved this year, this season.”

William Navarro drives to the basket and takes a hit from Calvin Oftana during a PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals game between Magnolia Hotshots and TNT Tropang 5G. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Magnolia forward William Navarro wasn’t surprised at all by the physicality of TNT in their first game of the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals.

Navarro was inadvertently hit in the head by Calvin Oftana late in the third quarter, which merited a flagrant foul penalty one.

The former NorthPort standout, though, didn’t mind. In fact, he even joked about it with Oftana despite the Hotshots absorbing an 89-88 loss to the Tropang Giga.

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