THE Bulacan Kuyas pounced on the poor-shooting Bacolod Tubo Slashers to prevail, 69-63, on Tuesday in the MPBL 2025 Season at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga.
The Kuyas led the Tubo Slashers for most of the game to record only their second win against 14 losses in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament.
John Rey Sumido posted 22 points, spiked by four triples while Joseph Celso notched 20 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks for Bulacan, which dropped 13 straight before winning two of its last three.
Bacolod, further hounded by its nine of 22 performance from the charity line, trailed by as many as 46-59 and dropped to 2-12.
The Tubo Slashers, composed mainly of homegrown talents, got 15 points, three assists and two rebounds from Mark Rey Dubouzet, 14 points, four rebounds and three steals from Chester Saldua, and 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals from Jaycee Sam Adjei.
The MPBL returns to the Alonte Sports Arena on Wednesday with games pitting Mindoro against Sarangani at 4 p.m., Pasig against Basilan at 6 p.m., and host Binan against Davao at 8 p.m.
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