Philstar.com
September 9, 2025 | 12:18pm
MANILA, Philippines — The Basilan Starhorse Portmasters and Pangasinan Heatwaves beat their opponents on Monday and revved up their drive to the playoffs within the Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season on the Calasiao Sports activities Advanced in Pangasinan.
Basilan pounced on listless Zamboanga Sikat, 76-64, to increase its scorching run to 5 within the round-robin elimination spherical and climb to 15-11 within the South Division of the 30-team event.
Pangasinan thwarted Cebu, 83-77, and improved to 17-7, good for the fifth spot within the North Division.
Emman Calo powered Basilan with 18 factors, 9 rebounds and three assists; supported by Gab Dagangon with 14 factors plus 5 rebounds; Sherwin Concepcion with 11 factors plus 5 rebounds; and Arwind Santos with 10 factors plus 9 rebounds.
Though Zamboanga is in third place within the South with a 17-9 slate, it has three powerful video games left towards Binan Tatak Gel, Quezon Province and Caloocan.
Solely Reggz Gabat struck for Zamboanga towards Basilan with 19 factors and 4 rebounds.
Jorey Napoles led Pangasinan with 19 factors, 17 rebounds and three steals; Allyn Bulanadi with 19 factors, six rebounds and two assists; and Pedrito Galanza and Hesed Gabo with 9 factors every.
Cebu tumbled to 10-17 regardless of Jun Manzo’s 18 factors, 5 assists and three rebounds; Reeve Ugsang’s 12 factors plus eight rebounds; and Paolo Hubalde’s 12 factors plus 4 assists.
Pasig Metropolis crawled out of a deep pit and shocked Ilagan Isabela, 75-67, within the opener.
Down by 17 factors (33-50), Pasig leaned on Jacob Galicia and Warlo James Batac to grab management halfway by means of the fourth quarter, 66-61, and rise to 11-15.
Galicia, a prized discover from the Philippine Service provider Marine Faculty, posted game-highs 24 factors, 12 within the final 10 minutes, and 14 rebounds to clinch Greatest Participant over Batac, who tallied a triple-double 16 factors, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Homegrown Lester Tamayo pooled 13 factors, seven rebounds and two assists for Pasig, which dealt Ilagan Isabela its third straight defeat for a 13-14 slate.
The Cowboys, occupying the eighth spot within the North, drew 18 factors, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and three steals from Arth Dela Cruz, who went scoreless within the fourth quarter; and 12 factors, three rebounds and two assists from Agem Miranda.
Though smaller, the Pasiguenos outrebounded the Cowboys, 47-39, and scored extra factors, 42-28, within the paint.
The MPBL returns to the Ynares Middle Montalban on Tuesday, with video games pitting GenSan towards Quezon Metropolis at 4 p.m., Batangas towards Abra at 6 p.m., and host Rizal Xentromall towards Paranaque at 8 p.m.
