SAN Miguel Beer stakes its unbeaten record when it takes on sister team Magnolia Chicken Timplados in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

In a rematch of their Commissioner’s Cup title showdown, the Beermen and the Hotshots take the floor at 7:30 p.m. with both teams looking for a win to further boost their chances for the top two seedings twice-to-beat bonus.

“I always say this — if we share the ball, we’re a great team. If we don’t, we’re a normal team,” said San Miguel coach Jorge Gallent, while reminding his players not to take a Magnolia team riding on a four-game winning streak lightly.

“We’ll treat them as a threat to us,” added Gallent.

His Magnolia counterpart, Coach Chito Victolero, said his team is determined to keep their sharp form, especially with the Barangay Ginebra Kings (6-3) and NLEX Road Warriors (5-3) breathing down their necks.

In the 4:30 p.m. curtainraiser, Meralco battles Phoenix Super LPG.

Last Wednesday, TNT Tropang Giga overcame a forgettable first half to roll back Phoenix , 108-101, and boost their own chances to make the playoffs.

Still smarting from an 83-87 defeat at the hands of Ginebra lastApril 19, the Tropang Giga fell behind by 20 points, 42-62, after two quarters but outscored the Fuel Masters, 42-19, in the third period to completely turn the game around.

RR Pogoy, Kim Aurin, Calvin Oftana, Kelly Williams hands in a crippling third quarter performance that enabled the Tropang Giga to complete an astounding come-from-behind triumph.

Pogoy finished with 23 points and eight rebounds, Williams had a double-double of 17 and 13 rebounds and Oftana contributed 19 points and nine rebounds. Aurin chipped in 12 points, including three of TNT’s six three-point shots in the third period.

Khobuntin added 11 points, including 2-of-2 from the rainbow territory.

“The most important was that at halftime we felt that we’re not giving up. We’re in the belief that we could still win the game,” said coach Chot Reyes as the Tropang Giga climbed to fifth place with a 5-4 win-loss record.

“We first narrowed our focus on stopping their three-point shooting. We adjusted our defense to take that away, explained Reyes, referring to Phoenix’s 10 triples in the first half Jason Perkins led all scorers for Phoenix with 26 points.