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Pampanga drubs Bulacan in MPBL

Published Jun 23, 2024 03:02 pm

At A Glance

  • Defending champion Pampanga flaunted depth and firepower as the Giant Lanterns battered the Bulacan Kuyas, 124-81, on Saturday, June 22, in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season at the Calasiao Sports Complex in Pangasinan.

Defending champion Pampanga flaunted depth and firepower as the Giant Lanterns battered the Bulacan Kuyas, 124-81, on Saturday, June 22, in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season at the Calasiao Sports Complex in Pangasinan.

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Archie Concepcion shines for the Pampanga Giant Lanterns. (MPBL Images)

With seven Giant Lanterns piling twin digits, Pampanga zoomed beyond reach, 118-72, and posted its 13th straight win after an initial loss in the round-robin elimination phase of the 29-team tournament.

Kurt Spencer Reyson submitted a triple-double of 15 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists to go with four steals, but it was his fellow Giant Lantern Archie Concepcion who earned best player honors after barely missing a triple-double with 19 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists.

Other Giant Lanterns who shone were Jeff Viernes with 18 points, seven rebounds and three steals, homegrown Ronan Santos with 15 points and 6 rebounds, Jhaymo Eguilos with 10 points, five rebounds, two assists, plus two blocks, and Lervin Flores with 10 points, nine rebounds and four assists.

Although the Giant Lanterns missed the services of 6-foot-8 Justine Baltazar and 6-6 Allen Bryant Liwag, they still dominated the boards, 67-41, and expectedly outscored the Kuyas inside the paint, 64-28.

With Reyson hitting 5 of 9 attempts and Concepcion making 3 of 5, the Giant Lanterns shot an impressive 14 of 27 (51.9 percent) from the 3-point zone.

Bulacan, which dropped to 2-12, got 19 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals from Jason Celis, 17 points and four rebounds from Jan Baltazar, 10 points, five rebounds, plus three assists from Eric James Jabel, and nine points plus 11 rebounds from John Cayno Carandang.

The MPBL returns to the Batangas City Coliseum on Monday with Pasay battling Manila at 4 p.m., Davao against Abra at 6 p.m. and Valenzuela against Batangas at 8 p.m.

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