PBA: Barangay Ginebra torches San Miguel, forges semis duel vs. TNT - GMA Network

Barangay Ginebra completely crushed San Miguel in the fourth quarter en route to a 110-94 win in do-or-die Game 5 of their PBA Season 50 Governors' Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday at the Ynares Center Antipolo.

The Gin Kings unleashed a massive 28-2 run bridging the third and fourth quarters, turning an 80-72 deficit into a huge 101-82 lead that allowed Ginebra to pull away for good and deny San Miguel a series reverse sweep.

By ousting the Beermen, Ginebra set up a semifinals clash against TNT, the same team it fell against during the finals of the previous Commissioner's Cup.

Ginebra started out well by creating a 24-11 lead in the opening frame to set the tone, but San Miguel got its act together and eventually carried a 57-49 cushion into the halftime break.

The Beermen built on that momentum with June Mar Fajardo sending them to an 80-72 lead before the multi-time MVP went down after an inadvertent hit to the left eye by Ginebra import Jordan Murphy late in the third.

And Ginebra took full advantage of that hole in the San Miguel defense.

The Gin Kings closed out the frame with four straight points before they unloaded a massive a 24-2 rampage starring a collective effort from Scottie Thompson, Murphy, and Nards Pinto as they took a comfortable 101-82 cushion.

San Miguel stopped the bleeding with George King sinking a jumper, but the American import fouled out moments after that further complicated things for the Beermen.

Ginebra took it from there and held on to take the clincher.

Murphy led the way with 31 points, 11 rebounds, two blocks, and one assist while Thompson finished with 29 markers, eight boards, five steals, and two dimes to clinch Ginebra's 10th straight semifinals appearance.

RJ Abarrientos chipped in 19 points as Pinto tallied nine markers.