No. 7 to Coach Bobby

Chris Banchero is turning out to be San Miguel Beer’s number one offensive option.

The 6-foot-1 Filipino-American guard had his fourth 19-point game to power the Beermen to a 78-57 rout of the Singapore Slingers on Saturday at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

It was also an emotional win for the Beermen as they dedicated their seventh straight victory to former coach Bobby Parks, who died last week after a long battle with lung cancer.

San Miguel improved to 10-3 and stayed one game behind defending champion Indonesia Warriors’ 11-3 slate. Singapore dropped to 5-10 at fifth place.

Banchero has been averaging 19 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals while shooting 46 percent from the floor in all of San Miguel’s seven wins.

The reigning league's most valuable player Leo Avenido provided scoring support with 16 points and seven rebounds while import Justin Williams added 14 markers, seven boards and blocked three shots.

Rashad Jones-Jennings had a double-double of 19 points and 15 rebounds for the Slingers while Philip Morrison and Wong Wei Long added 17 and 11 markers each.

Rashad Singleton, Singapore’s seven-foot giant, was held to a season-low two points on 1-of-7 shooting from the field but grabbed 10 rebounds.

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