THE Bacolod Tubo Slashers snapped a long slump with a 70-69 conquest of the Marikina Shoemasters on Tuesday in the MPBL 2025 Season at the Paco Arena in Manila.
Bacolod, which went winless for 25 straight games last year before dropping its first two this season, leaned on homegrown talents Mark Ray Dubouzet and Jaycee Sam Adjei to hand Marikina its eighth straight defeat in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament.
Dubouzet stands tall
The 5-foot-9 Dubouzet, from Sagay City, scored Bacolod's last four points to negate Joshua Roque's triple with 15.5 seconds left.
Although the 6-foot Adjei bungled two free throws with 3.1 ticks to go, he fired six points in the fourth quarter where the Tubo Slashers clawed their way back from a 56-62 hole.
Following Adjei's misses, Marikina's Michael Angelo Macion snatched the defensive rebound and went for a layup, only to be blocked by Aldave Canoy at the final buzzer.
Dubouzet posted 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assist and 2 steals to earn Best Player honors over Adjei, who tallied 19 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.
Canoy did his share with 9 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, so as Ira Bataller with 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Miles Canal only notched 4 points but snagged 11 rebounds for Bacolod.
Macion wound up with 21 points and 9 rebounds, followed by Nem Dela Cruz with 20 points and 7 rebounds, and Rafael Go with 7 points and a game-high 13 boards.
The MPBL returns to the Olivarez College Gymnasium on Tuesday, April 15, with a doubleheader pitting Pasig against Quezon Province at 6 p.m. and host Paranaque against Pasay at 8 p.m.
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