The Stalwarts won all four of their Group A games with 10 points from Martheus Oriel, 8 from Ivan Ace De Leon, and 7 from Neil Jared Pose.
In the elimination semi finals on Friday, the Stalwarts—who also defeated NorthPort, Meralco, and NLEX—will take on the PBA Greats, who finished second in Group B.
In the other pairing, Group B’s dominant team TNT—which also finished with a sweep—will face Group A’s No. 2 seed NLEX.
In the other games on Wednesday, Northport made a smooth getaway by defeating Meralco 52–47.
For the Batang Pier, who finished the tournament with a 1-3 record in Group A, Juan Matteo Puno and Joachim Almeda scored nine and eight points, respectively, while Antonio Aceveda and Robin Carl Marquez each scored six.
On their way to being eliminated, Meralco likewise concluded with the identical record.
Converge, meanwhile, defeated Ginebra 47-42 to deliver the lone 9-under tournament its first loss.
Converge took a 2-0 lead thanks to 20 points from Drake Nonato, while Ginebra fell to a 2-1 deficit. Other clubs in the lower tier are Blackwate (0-2) and Magnolia (1-1).
Phoenix defeated Terrafirma 72–65, paced by 20 points from Cameron Richard Wilson.
With a 2-2 record, Prince Torio, Massey David, and Jon Rafael Sannti Villarosa contributed 14, 11, and 10 points apiece to help the Batang Fuel Masters finish their season in third place in Group B.
Despite Kenan Picazo and Liam Kyrie Batac scoring 23 and 14 points, respectively, Terrafirma ended the game with a 1-3 record.
Scores at the end of the match:
First Game (11-UNDER)
NorthPort with 52 points for the win
Individual scores: Puno 9, Almeda 8, Aceveda 6, Marquez 6, Gasta 5, Maneja 4, Parian 4, Bondoc 2, Ramirez 2, Rodriguez 2, Franco 2, Tulfo 0, Molato 0.
Meralco with 47 points
Individual scores: Trillo 17, Evangelista 9, Samson M. 6, Tolentino 6, Catubay 2, Del Monico 2, Diaz 2, Co 2, Denina 1, Mangahas 0, Peniza 0, Salinas 0, Azurin 0, Galimba 0, Samson R. 0.
Scores per quarter:
12-4, 26-17, 34-34, 52-47
Second Game (11-UNDER)
PBA Stalwarts with 57 points for the win
Individual scores:
Oriel 10, De Leon 8, Pose 7, Castro 6, Arriola 6, Sanchez 5, Cruz 5, Ochoa 4, Estabillo 2, Ilaga 2, Toscano 2, Viray 0, Lemos 0, Roa 0, Acta 0.
Rain or Shine with 44 points
Individual scores: Sandico 10, Lacaya 9, Sy 9, Soliman 6, Mendiola 4, Hallare 3, Melencio 2, Villanueva 1, Lozano 0, Alviar 0, Navora 0, Butra 0.
Scores per quarter
11-10, 28-18, 45-28, 57-44.
Third Game (9-UNDER)
Converge with 47 points for the win
Individual scores: Nonato 20, Dulay 7, Vicente 6, Castaneda 6, Pascua 4, Llanera 2, Saplala 2, Ferrer 0, Olmos 0, Bernardo 0, De Guzman 0, Yangco 0.
Ginebra with 42 points
Individual scores: Mesina 10, Centeno 8, Calazan 6, Fernandez 4, Rosuello 3, Lazaro 3, Aguilar RM. 2, Aguilar RV. 0, Dapatnapo 2, Gruta 2, Topacio 0, Rubio 0, Navarro 0.
Scores per quarter:
10-8, 4-16, 29-30, 47-42.
Fourth Game (11-UNDER)
Phoenix with 72 points for the win
Individual scores: Wilson 20, Torio P. 14, David 11, Villarosa 10, Cabial 4, Henoguin 3, Pascua 3, De Guzman 3, Catabian 2, Laygo 2, Torio L. 0, Celis 0, Mayoyo 0, Lebron 0, Santos 0, Gracilla 0.
Terrafirma with 65 points
Individual scores: Picazo 23, Batac 14, Del Mundo 9, Lanot 9, Topacio 6, Cuevillas 4, Floirendo 0, Lipana 0, Luz 0, Arano 0, Guevarra 0, Ranera 0, Sto. Tomas 0, Almiron 0, Balios 0, Ting 0.
Scores per quarter:
17-14, 31-33, 50-43, 72-65.