ABRA Solid North waxed hot in the second quarter and proceeded to rip Pangasinan, 77-58, on Wednesday in Game One of the North Division finals of the MPBL 2025 Season at the packed Gov. Andres B. Bernos Memorial Gym in Bangued, Abra.
Trailing, 10-11, after the first quarter, the Abra Weavers leaned on Jason Brickman to pull away, 34-17, at the break and never let the Pangasinan Heatwaves reduce the margin to a single digit.
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Brickman, celebrating his 34th birthday, pumped in 12 of his team-high 15 points in that span, outscoring the entire Heatwaves who turned cold with just six points.
The 6-foot Brickman, a former US NCAA assists leader, added 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals to earn Best Player honors over Dave Ildefonso, who settled for 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
Geo Chiu contributed 9 points, seven in the fourth quarter, and 6 rebounds, John Uduba 9 points and 2 rebounds, and Mike Ayonayon 9 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the Weavers, who extended their MPBL record winning streak to 31, including 26 in the elimination round.
With Raven Gonzales joining the scoring fray, the Weavers led by as far as 47-19 early in the third quarter.
Pangasinan drew 18 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals from Vic Manuel, but no other Heatwave scored in twin digits, with JP Maguliano contributing 9 points.
Hesed Gabo was held to 3 points, Jorey Napoles 1 and Alyn Bulanadi went scoreless.
Game 2 will be held on Friday in the same venue. Pangasinan will host Game 3 on November 27. If necessary, Game 4 will also be held in Pangasinan. If the series extends to Game 5, it will return to Bangued.
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