PBA: Converge eclipses TNT in OT for 5th straight win

MANILA — Converge will carry a five-game winning streak into the playoffs of the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup after outlasting TNT in overtime, 114-112, Sunday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.

Alec Stockton slashed into the lane for the go-ahead bucket with 13 seconds left in the extension, capping a performance that also saw him send the game into overtime with a clutch bucket.

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had a chance to tie the count for the Tropang 5G, but he was tied up by the Converge defense in the closing seconds and a desperate attempt badly misfired.

The result gave Converge an 8-4 record in Group A to end the elimination round, putting them in the third seed heading into the quarterfinals.

TNT dropped to 7-5 and the fourth seed.

Stockton finished with 19 points while Cameron Clark led Converge with 27 points, seven boards, and six assists. Justine Baltazar added a 19-point, 12-rebound double-double.

Juan Gomez de Liano had 22 points and eight assists — including the dime to Stockton with less than a second left in regulation for the undergoal stab that knotted the count at 106.

Hollis-Jefferson finished with 35 points and 11 boards, but TNT still saw its three-game winning streak come to an end before the playoffs.

Jordan Heading added 21 points in a losing effort.