Rain or Shine Elasto Painters halted its six-game losing skid with a 96-86 beating of NLEX Road Warriors in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Leonard Santillan waxed hot in the opening half to finish with 18 points, while rookie Gian Mamuyac added 15 markers as the Painters improved to 2-6 win-loss slate.
Norbert Torres and Rey Nambatac chipped in 13 and 12 markers, respectively, while Beau Belga and Gabriel Norwood ended up with 10 points apiece for the ROS.
Behind the strong start of Santillan, the Painters surged to a 28-15 start before it widened to 53-36 at the half with second quarter conversions from Belga and Mamuyac.
The Road Warriors rallied to within seven points in the third canto but a four-point play and a triple by Nambatac anchored another breakaway for the Painters as the lead reached to as high as 19.
Celedonio Trollano finished with 20 points, while Calvin Oftana and Kevin Alas added 17 and 15 markers as the Road Warriors slumped to its third straight loss for a 4-5 slate.
