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Barangay Ginebra San Miguel evened their PLDT MyDSL 2014 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals series against the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers with an 85-82 win that went down the wire, on Wednesday, at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum. Mac Baracael scored 20 points in 20 minutes after shooting 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. LA Tenorio came up with 16 points, while 2013 top pick Greg Slaughter notched 11 points and 12 rebounds. The back-and-forth Manila Clasico series will last at least two more games with both sides knotted up at two wins apiece. San Mig Coffee feasted on Ginebra turnovers early in the fourth quarter, triggering a 20-2 rally to get up by four, 76-72. With time winding down, lucky plays swung the game in Ginebra's favor, forcing the Mixers to lean on a James Yap triple with 5.4 seconds left in the hopes of an overtime period. The shot missed, and Ginebra avoided falling into a 3-1 hole. "When they started pressuring us medyo maraming mistakes. But still the breaks were on our side, that's why we won the game," said Ginebra coach Ato Agustin. "We did a good job on our defense, we were able to control the tempo," he added. "Nag-stick parin sila sa gameplan namin." Ginebra prides itself as an up-and-down team, but on paper that wasn't the case. The Mixers led 26-18 in turnover points and 13-8 in fast break points. Though they were up 45-40 in rebounding, Ginebra scored only three more second-chance points than San Mig Coffee, 16-13. The Mixers used a 15-5 run in the first quarter, getting transition baskets from Joe Devance and hustle plays from Rafi Reavis, to lead 16-9 with four minutes to play. Ginebra finally broke through San Mig Coffee's defense though as Mac Baracael hit a triple with 3:24 to play. The bucket sparked a 12-4 counter for the Barangay, as JJ Helterbrand's turnover layup with five seconds left edged them ahead after the first frame, 21-20. In the second quarter, San Mig Coffee fielded a three-guard lineup that profited from creating turnovers against Ginebra. Alex Mallari hit back-to-back triples to kick off a rally, then consecutive transition hoops by Mark Barroca gave them a 34-28 advantage. However Ginebra eventually took control as they eased their starters back on the floor, and set a course straight for the hoop. The Barangay scored their last 18 points from the line or in the paint, and got a combined 12 markers from LA Tenorio and Greg Slaughter. The Mixers hung around by converting tough shots, including a long turnaround jumper from Devance as the half expired while his team trailed, 46-43. San Mig Coffee was on the losing end of a 13-6 fouls margin at halftime. Marc Pingris and James Yap had three personal fouls each for the Mixers, while Japeth Aguilar had two, and was the only Ginebra player with more than one. Ginebra ripped open a double-digit lead to start the second half. While they scored inside at will, Mac Baracael drained three triples to augment a 65-50 lead. Consecutive baskets from Yap and Pingris stopped the bleeding with three minutes to play, but the Mixers couldn't put together a run as Ginebra led 70-56 after three quarters. San Mig Coffee dug deep on defense in the fourth and forced Ginebra into several turnovers in a row. Yap and Justin Melton made Ginebra pay for their errors, combining for 13 in a 20-2 onslaught during the first six minutes, to seize a 76-72 lead. Ginebra lucked out when Emman Monfort banked in a triple, while Baracael drew an and-one in the post to bolster an 8-2 run. San Mig Coffee was equally unlucky as Devance fumbled two straight layups, and fell behind 80-79 after split charities from Yap. With 1:18 left, Aguilar cleaned up a Tenorio layup to put Ginebra up by three, forcing the Mixers to call timeout. Baracael though stole the ball, and called timeout before falling out of bounds. Tenorio then drew a pushing foul on the other end, and came away with a split, 83-79. Barroca tried to cut into the lead with a three-pointer but drew no iron, returning the ball to Ginebra with 47 seconds remaining. Ginebra milked the clock before Monfort missed a trey, while on the other end, Devance showed the second-year point guard how it was done, to make it a one-point game, 83-82. The Mixers took a while to foul before sending Tenorio to the line with 5.4 left, where he calmly sank two charities, 85-82. San Mig Coffee called their last timeout to set up Yap for a three, but his attempt went halfway in before curling out, preserving the win for Ginebra. Ginebra shot 32-of-74 (43.2 percent) from the field, while San Mig Coffee was 33-of-75 (44 percent). James Yap led his team with 20 points and five rebounds. Joe Devance added 13 points, while Mark Barroca had 10 points, five rebounds and seven assists. - AMD, GMA News The scores: Ginebra 85 - Baracael 20, Tenorio 16, Slaughter 11, Ellis 9, Aguilar 7, Caguioa 7, Helterbrand 5, Monfort 5, Reyes 3, Mamaril 2 San Mig Coffee 82 - Yap 20, Devance 13, Barroca 10, Melton 9, Pingris 7, Sangalang 7, Mallari 6, Simon 5, Reavis 5, De Ocampo 0 Quarter scoring: 21-20, 46-43, 70-56, 85-82 Source: gmanews.tv