![CJ Perez leads SMB’s early charge with 11 first-quarter points against NorthPort [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PBA-Images923-400x200.jpg)
San Miguel Beer crushed NorthPort, 126-91, to secure the No. 1 seed in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals with a win-once edge over Meralco.
![CJ Perez torches Blackwater with 20 points to lead SMB’s third straight win [{BA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/PBA-Images823-400x200.jpg)
San Miguel Beer dominated Blackwater 115-78 in the 2025 PBA Philippine Cup, overcoming key absences with a clinical performance led by CJ Perez, June Mar Fajardo, and Don Trollano.
![Rodney Brondial stands tall after grabbing a career-high 22 rebounds for San Miguel Beer. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/PBA-Images633-400x200.jpg)
San Miguel Beer leaned on breakout performances from Rodney Brondial and Mo Tautuaa to overwhelm Terrafirma, 128-89, and climb to solo third in the PBA Philippine Cup standings.
![Coach Leo Austria of the San Miguel Beermen. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PBA-Images17-400x200.jpg)
While everybody was going crazy as Chris Ross buried a killer trey, Leo Austria, with the action-star looks, remained calm and composed at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, knowing that the final buzzer confirming San Miguel Beer’s return to the top as 2022 PBA Philippine Cup champion was still to sound.