GENERAL Santos City banked on Chris Masaglang and Nico Elorde's late hits to trip Binan Tatak Gel, 75-69, on Tuesday and climb to the upper half of the MPBL 2025 Season standings at the Ynares Arena Montalban in Rizal Province.
Masaglang scored back-to-back baskets, while Elorde canned crucial free throws in the homestretch to raise the Gensan Warriors' record to 7-6 in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament.
Kyle Tolentino led GenSan with 12 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals, while Elorde and Larry Rodriguez chipped in 11 points apiece.
Binan saw its seven-game run broken as it dropped to a 8-4 card with only Kenny Roger Rocacurva and Kristan Hernandez delivering, finishing with 14 and 12 points respectively.
Bulacan ends winless spell at 13
JR Sumido banked in a running jumper with 1.3 seconds left to lift Bulacan past Paranaque, 71-69, and end the Kuyas' winless spell at 13 in the opener.
The 6-foot-3 Sumido, a former University of the East Red Warrior, posted 23 points, going a perfect 12 of 12 from the charity stripe to earn best player honors over Gino Jumao-as who finished with 15 points,and Joseph Celso who had 12 points.
Paranaque suffered its sixth straight defeat and fell to 1-9 despite Kevin Buenaflor's 17 points and Lander Canon's double-double of 13 points, 10 rebounds, and two blocks.
The MPBL goes to the Paco Arena in Manila on Wednesday with games pitting Bacolod against Mindoro at 4 p.m., Cebu against Basilan at 6 p.m., and Manila against Sarangani at 8 p.m.
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