IMUS Braderhood rode the hot hands of Jhon Jerrick Caspe in the fourth quarter to stun the Mindoro Tamaraws, 83-75, on Monday in the MPBL 2025 Season at the Robert Estrella Sr. Memorial Gym in Rosales, Pangasinan.
Caspe, a former Mindoro homegrown, poured 15 of his game-high 19 points in that span to outscore the entire Tamaraws team by one and lift Imus to victory after trailing throughout the first three quarters and by as far as 38-52.
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In addition, Caspe posted 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 assists to earn Best Player honors over teammates Mark Anthony Doligon, who notched 20 points, 12 rebounds and 2 steals, and Regie Boy Basibas, who finished with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
Jaypee Belencion contributed 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, while Jayvee Dela Cruz chipped in 9 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds for Imus, which took control, 67-64, after a triple by Belencion and 7 straight points by Caspe.
The Tamaraws tied the count at 71-all following a trey by Joseph Sedurifa, but Caspe sparked a 7-point run to give Imus back the lead.
Mindoro got 14 points each from Ken Bono and Wendelino Comboy and 9 from Jun Manzo and Bambam Gamalinda.
Powered by Manzo and Comboy, who contributed 9 points each, the Tamaraws erected a 41-32 halftime lead despite the 11-point effort of Doligon.
The MPBL visits the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig on Tuesday with games pitting Manila Batang Quiapo against Marikina at 4 p.m, Bulacan against Quezon TODA Aksyon at 6 p.m., and Rizal Xentromall against Basilan Viva at 8 p.m.
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