After besting San Miguel in the EASL last Dec. 18, Eastern asserted its mastery of the Beermen, this time in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup, four days later.
Eastern continued its dominance over San Miguel via a 99-91 decision in overtime of the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig on Sunday, Dec. 22.
After besting the Beermen in their East Asia Super League match last Dec. 18, the guest team scored a repeat against San Miguel to improve to a 6-3 slate.
San Miguel, the reigning champ in the conference, dropped to 3-3.
After a hectic schedule this year, Eastern can now enjoy a much-deserved buffer before returning to action on Jan. 5 against Meralco.
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