TNT, ROS REACH SEMIS

GAMES WEDNESDAY (MOA ARENA) 5 P.M. - TNT VS RAIN OR SHINE (SEMIS GAME 1) 7:30 P.M. -SAN MIGUEL VS BARANGAY GINEBRA (SEMIS GAME 1)

- OLMIN LEYBA

TNT kept its grand slam drive rolling with a quarterfinal twin kill over Magnolia, the last franchise to achieve a PBA golden treble in 2014.

Showing the heart of a true champion in another do-or-die, the sixth-seeded Tropang 5G edged the No. 3 Hotshots, 80-79, to clinch a ticket to the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals last night at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

Battle-scarred Kelly Williams, typifying the grit and heart of the champion team that never flinched amid adversity, made a key offensive rebound and two free throws in the last 2.7 seconds to restore the one-point cushion for TNT.

The reigning Governors' Cup and Commissioner's Cup titlists then disrupted Magnolia's final offensive to secure this hard-earned followup to Wednesday's 89-88 thriller that set up last night's sudden death.