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Barrage of treys lifts Mindoro past Muntinlupa in MPBL

THE Mindoro Tamaraws rained triples on the Muntinlupa Cagers in the fourth quarter and handily won, 94-76, on Saturday in Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season at the Pola Gymnasium in Oriental Mindoro.

Led by Joseph Sedurifa’s two triples, the Tamaraws bunched six to pull away, 92-70, with 2 minutes and 3 seconds left in the nightcap of a triple-bill.

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Sedurifa, a 6-foot-1 Cebuano hotshot, then scored inside to seal the Tamaraws’ third straight win that raised their record to 10-8 in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament.

Muntinlupa suffered its fourth straight defeat and tumbled to 10-6.

The Rizal Xentromall Golden Coolers routed the Imus Braderhood, 114-77, in the second game.

Dominant off the boards, 52-32, Rizal posted its biggest spread at the final buzzer to recover from back-to-back losses and climb to 10-6.

Michael Canete paced Rizal with 16 points and 6 rebounds, but Neil Tolentino clinched best player honors with 14 points and 3 rebounds.

Other Golden Coolers who turned hot were Eric Camson with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and Alwyn Alday with 10 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds.

Powered by Tolentino, Canete and Alday, the Golden Coolers took the half, 50-37, and proceeded to pull down Imus to to 7-10.

Imus drew 18 points and 6 rebounds from Mark Doligon, 14 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists from Kint Ariar, and 14 points plus 2 rebounds from Ryusei Koga.

The Pangasinan Heatwaves won by forfeiture, 20-0, over the Bacolod Tubo Slashers in the opener to gear up their drive with a 10-5 card and relegate Bacolod to 2-13.

The Tubo Slashers refused to get out of their dugout after the break, forcing Technical Head George Magsino to discard the 50-30 halftime lead of Pangasinan and adopt the 20-0 score stipulated by FIBA (International Basketball Federation) rules in such a situation.

The Tubo Slashers wanted to field their new acquisitions, but were turned down as they had yet to comply with some requirements in the trading window.

Pola Mayor and Mindoro Tamaraws team owner Jennifer ‘Ina Alegre’ Cruz watched the games, which are part of the town’s fiesta celebrations on June 24.

The MPBL returns to the Cuneta Astrodome on Monday with games pitting Manila against Caloocan at 4 p.m., Quezon City against Abra at 6 p.m., and host Pasay against GenSan at 8 p.m.

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