Intro:

The San Miguel Beermen have edged the Indonesia Warriors 66-65 in the Philippines.

The win in the dying seconds gives them a 2-0 lead in the ABL finals.

Script:

Game two of the ASEAN Basketball League finals tipped-off in the Philippines with hosts the San Miguel Beerman looking to take a commanding 2-0 lead on the Indonesia Warriors in the best-of-five series.

Fancy footwork and some neat moves and that was just the warm-up.

Early on the home side appeared in control, taking a ten point lead in the second quarter after Chris Banchero drained this three-pointer to put the ABL regular season champions on top 22-12.

Later in the second, game one hero Asi Taulava added a basket on the turnaround jumper as the Beermen remained in front 24-17.

But the defending ABL champion Warriors draw to within 37-34 at the half when Stanley Pringle hit the three-pointer just before the break.

The Warriors took the lead in their third, but you couldn't blame the Beermen's Justin Williams, who skied high to block the drive by Stanley Pringle, drawing applause from the former Penn State University star.

But that was one of the few times in the second half that the Beermen stopped Pringle, who caught fire after the break and put Indonesia up 49-46 with under two minutes to go after this drive and basket.

Then with seconds remaining and the Warriors down one, Pringle did it again with a spinning move in the lane for the go-ahead basket to give Indonesia a 65-64 lead.

With 6.8 left on the clock, the Beermen had an inbounds under the basket and Leo Avenido found Bryan Willims cutting to the hoop for the go-ahead score.

66-65 down the Warriors raced to the other end, but Stanley Pringle couldn't get the game-winner to fall.

San Miguel can wrap up the best of five ASEAN Basketball League finals on Wednesday when the series shifts to Jakarta