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Pampanga, San Juan, Rizal trip MPBL rivals

Published Jul 30, 2024 05:09 am

At A Glance

  • Pampanga and San Juan posted contrasting wins on Monday, July 29, and kept their lofty spots in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season at the FilOil Ecooil Centre in San Juan.

Pampanga and San Juan posted contrasting wins on Monday, July 29, and kept their lofty spots in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season at the FilOil Ecooil Centre in San Juan.

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Michael Malonzo delivers for the San Juan Knights. (MPBL Images)

The defending champion Pampanga Giant Lanterns weathered Zamboanga Master Sardines' final assault to prevail, 82-79, and extend their hot streak to 19 after an initial loss in the round-robin elimination phase of the 29-team tournament.

The San Juna Knights, on the other hand, trounced the Davao Occidental Tigers, 87-65, to rise to 16-1, tying the idle Quezon Huskers.

Powered by Michael Malonzo, a prized recruit from the National University Bulldogs, the Knights led by as far as 43-14 and never wavered to pull down the Tigers to 13-6.

Malonzo fired 21 points and grabbed 4 rebounds to earn best player honors over teammates Michael Calisaan (13 points, six rebounds, two steals), Arvin Gamboa (13 points, five rebounds, four assists) and Nikko Panganiban (12 points).

Davao, with only Keith Agovida and Mark Tallo posting double figures with 13 and 10 points, respectively, dropped to 13-6.

Pampanga saw Zamboanga threaten at 77-79 behind Jaycee Marcelino, but Jhaymo Eguilos scored the Giant Lanterns' last five points to quell the uprising.

Reigning MVP Justine Baltazar shone for the Giant Lanterns anew with 24 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists. Archie Concepcion provided support with 15 points plus three assists and so did Kurt Reyson with 10 points and four rebounds.

The Giant Lanterns ruled the boards, 46-33, and converted this edge to outscore the smaller Zamboanguenos inside the paint, 46-22.

Zamboanga, which skidded to 15-4, had a chance to forge overtime, but Jul-Ashri Ignacio missed the potential triple equalizer before the buzzer.

Marcelino wound up with 24 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals, followed by Adrian Santos with 11 plus 7 rebounds.

Rizal XentroMall whipped Sarangani, 80-69, in the opener to climb to 11-9.

Alwyn Alday paced the Golden Coolers with 21 points, six rebounds and three assists, followed by John Apacible with 12 points, 16 rebounds and three assists, Kraniel Villoria with 12 points plus seven rebounds, Marco Balagtas with 11 points, 10 rebounds plus four assists, and Bambam Gamalinda with 10 points and five rebounds.

Sarangani, which slid to 4-15, got 16 points and seven rebounds from Larce Christian Sunga, 14 points, five rebounds and two steals from Jeymark Mallari, 11 points plus three rebounds from Ryan Isaac Sual, and 10 points, 12 rebounds plus 2 blocks from Coy Alves.

The MPBL visits the Amoranto Gym in Quezon City for the first time on Tuesday with games pitting Muntinlupa against Imus at 4 p.m., Iloilo against Caloocan at 6 p.m., and Bulacan against Quezon City at 8 p.m.

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