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Abra dismantles Bacolod, secures solo second in MPBL

Published May 20, 2025 11:57 am

At A Glance

  • The Abra Solid North Weavers battered the Bacolod Tubo Slashers, 108-77, on Monday, May 19, to gain solo second in Manny Pacquiao presents MPBL 2025 Season at the Orion Sports Complex in Bataan.
Joshua David finds range for Abra. (MPBL Images)
Joshua David finds range for Abra. (MPBL Images)
The Abra Solid North Weavers battered the Bacolod Tubo Slashers, 108-77, on Monday, May 19, to gain solo second in Manny Pacquiao presents MPBL 2025 Season at the Orion Sports Complex in Bataan.
Powered by former Ateneo standout Dave Ildefonso and former La Salle star Joshua David, Abra led by as far as 97-58 in notching its eighth straight win and rising to 10-1 in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament.
The 6-foot-4 Ildefonso posted 28 points,8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, while the 6-foot David tallied 20 points, laced by five triples, 3 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, for the Weavers, who trailed only the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (11-0) in the race for playoff spots.
Abra moved ahead of reigning back-to-back champion Pampanga (9-1) and 2019 titlist San Juan (9-1).
Other Weavers who delivered were Jack Cruz-Dumont with 11 points and 2 rebounds, Ryan Batino with 10 points and 3 rebounds, Marwin Taywan with 8 points, 13 assists and 2 rebounds, and John Uduba with 8 points and 9 rebounds.
Led by David, who converted 5 of 8 triple tries, Taywan, who went 2 for 2, Uduba, 1 for 1, and Mark Yee, 1 for 1, the Weavers converted 16 of 34 attempts against only 4 of 27 for the Tubo Slashers.
The Weavers also ruled the boards, 50-34, behind Uduba and Ildefonso.
Bacolod, which tumbled to 2-7, got 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists from Chester Saldua, 17 points from Jaycee Sam Adjei, and 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists from Aldave Canoy.
The MPBL goes to the Olivarez College Gym in Paranaque on Tuesday, with games pitting Batangas against Sarangani at 4 p.m., Quezon Province against Valenzuela at 6 p.m., and Pasig against Paranaque at 8 p.m.

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