Not invincible.

In essence, that is what San Mig Coffee coach Tim Cone is saying of Petron Blaze after the Mixers on Sunday night scored an authoritative 100-93 Game 2 victory that squared their best-of-seven series for the PBA Governors’ Cup at 1-1 at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao.

Cone was made to react that way after the Mixers were manhandled with relative ease on Friday night, in an 84-100 series-opening loss when the Boosters dropped 41 fourth quarter points and painted a picture that this series could be a walk in the park for Petron.

“After that fourth quarter of Game 1, I began to think that this (Petron) team wasn’t going to lose,” Cone said in opening up the traditional winning coach’s interview. “It’s good that we were able to come out and dictate the tempo.”

“That team doesn’t fall behind too often. I wanted to see them react from playing from behind,” he continued as his personal goal of winning a 15th career title got back on track.

The loss was just the second for the Boosters in their last 14 games, and it couldn’t have come at a much perfect tie for the Mixers to pull it out since they avoided falling into a deep 0-2 hole while also regaining the proverbial psychological edge going into Wednesday’s crucial Game 3.

San Mig had command for most of the game, erecting several 14-point leads before encountering a bit of rough sailing in the stretch but coming out of it with flying colors.

Marqus Blakely, who won the Best Import award before tip-off, paced the Mixers with 23 points, 16 rebounds and six assists, with four locals led by former two-time MVP James Yap shooting 17, including nine first quarter points that jumpstarted the San Mig offense.

San Mig was ahead by seven after the first, by five at the half and by 12 going into the fourth quarter, the fruit of a much-improved mentality that they took coming into the game compared to Game 1.

“We gave them some problems and I thought we executed well,” Cone said. “It seemed that they (Boosters) got a little frustrated. They’re so used to winning and I don’t blame them for being frustrated.”

Petron didn’t stop giving chase and the Boosters actually came within three with less than nine second remaining after a Ronald Tubid three-pointer.

But the Mixers responded with aplomb and put the game away with clutch hits coming from the free throw line.

Compounding matters for Petron, according to coach Gee Abanilla, was their inability to get to the free throw line for the second straight game. Plus that fact that his three best players – Elijah Millsap, June Mar Fajardo and Arwind Santos – fouled out in succession inside the final four minutes.

“I’m not taking anything away from San Mig, they played well,” Abanilla said. “But fouling out the best three players of our team damages the way we play. It just changes the complexion of our game.”

Millsap finished with 31 points and 10 rebounds, Fajardo also had a double-double with 16 and 14. But the big dud of the night was Santos, whom the Mixers held to just four points and a rebound in 27 minutes.

Alex Cabagnot drilled in 22 points for the Boosters, who are shooting to win the 20th title for the franchise in their 27th appearance in a title series – both marks all-time league marks.

Also failing to help the Petron cause was Chris Lutz, who was scoreless in 20 minutes after being held to just one attempt.

In the series-opener, Lutz, Marcio Lassiter and Millsap combined for seven triples in the fourth period alone, but the frustration that got to Petron early didn’t help the Boosters one bit in Game 2.