Jaymar Gimpayan shines for Binan Tatak Gel.
Zamboanga revs up drive
ZAMBOANGA SiKat outgunned Pasig in a shootout, 92-76, on Tuesday and revved up its drive in Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season at the Alonte Sports Arena in Binan, Laguna.
Led by JP Cauilan’s six triples, Zamboanga hit 15 of 34 threes for a high 44.1 conversion rate against Pasig’s 13 of 34 for 38.2 percent.
The Zamboanguenos also outscored the Pasiguenos from short range, 34-24, and inside the paint, 30-20, en route to their seventh win against two losses in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament.
Caloocan Batang Kankaloo followed suit by repulsing Davao Occidental, 79-76, while Binan Tatak Gel sustained its rise by whipping Sarangani, 87-73, in the nightcap of another tripleheader.
Trailing, 70-72, the Batang Kankaloo bunched six points, highlighted by Paul Hendrix Casin’s triple, to seize control en route to a 6-3 record.
Casin posted 19 points, 3 steals and 2 rebounds and was chosen best player over Rommel Calahat, who tallied 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Veteran Gabby Espinas also shone for Caloocan with 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 points.
Davao, which fell to 2-2, got 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals from Reymart Escobido, 14 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals from Keith Agovida and 12 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds from Joseph Terso, who missed a game-tying triple with 1.1 ticks left.
Held to a 58-54 lead after three quarters, Binan greeted the fourth with a 9-point cluster, four by Jonathan Grey, to pull away for its fourth straight win and a 5-3 slate.
High-flyer Jaymar Gimpayan led Binan with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, followed by Carlo Lastimosa with 14 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds, and Pamboy Raymundo with 11 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals.
Sarangani, which tumbled to 1-8, drew 14 points, 4 assists, and 3 rebounds from Jeymark Mallari, 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals from Kyt Jimenez, and 10 points plus 6 rebounds from Junjie Hallare.
Cauilan wound up with 20 points and 2 rebounds to clinch best player honors over Reggz Gabat, who posted 17 points, including three triples, and 3 rebounds.
Ichie Altamirano supported Cauilan with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, followed by Roi Sumang with 11 points, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 rebounds, and Abdul Sawat with 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.
Pasig trailed by as far as 67-90 and absorbed its third straight loss after winning the first two, as only Mark Montuano and Chito Jaime found their mark.
Montuano wound up with 20 points and 2 rebounds while Jaime tallied 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.
With former San Sebastian stars Gabat and Altamirano firing eight each, the Zamboanguenos stormed ahead by 20 before settling for a 45-28 halftime spread.
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