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Baser Amer took charge late and poured in 13 points in the final 6 minutes for Meralco, which gave the Beermen a rude welcoming party from their Philippine Cup championship a month ago.
San Miguel led by as much 7 points early in the 4th quarter, 75-68, before Amer caught fire and scored 11 points in a 17-6 spurt that gave the Bolts an 85-81 lead with less than 3 minutes remaining.
Amer finished with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists while Chris Newsome chalked up 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the Bolts' 3rd win in 4 outings.
Standhardinger, who was coming off a stint with Hong Kong Eastern in the ASEAN Basketball League, struggled to find his footing all game, registering 4 points, 5 rebounds, two assists and two steals against two turnovers and 5 fouls.
"It's so tough to beat San Miguel because they're so talented, they're so big. It's almost like a challenge that's so, so big that it's very difficult to accomplish it but this is a big win for us," said Meralco head coach Norman Black.
Arinze Onuaku, double-teamed throughout, still filled up the stats sheet with 13 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, two steals and two blocks as Meralco makes it two win in a row.
Import Troy Gillenwater led the way for San Miguel with 19 points and 14 rebounds while Alex Cabagnot messed with a triple-double of 16 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
June Mar Fajardo had 16 points and 7 rebounds in the Beermen's conference-opening loss.
The Scores:
Meralco (93): Amer 28, Newsome 23, Dillinger 14, Onuaku 13, Hodge 5, Caram 5, Baracael 2, Tolomia 2, Canaleta 1, Hugnatan 0, Bono 0
San Miguel (85): Gillenwater 19, Fajardo 16, Cabagnot 16, Lassiter 15, Santos 10, Standhardinger 4, Heruela 3, Ross 2, Ganuelas-Rosser 0
Quarter scores: 23-24; 45-41; 68-65; 93-85
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