The Rain or Shine (ROS) Elasto Painters needed an extra five minute-extension to cut short the Phoenix Fuel Masters’ winning run to five, 98-94, on Sunday to become the first team to make it to the quarterfinal round of the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The victory, the Painters’ sixth in seven times up, likewise, catapulted coach Caloy Garcia’s boys past the Fuel Masters to the top of the 12-team standing besides giving them a well-deserved respite after seeing action six times in a stretch of 10 days from January 30.

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