THE San Juan Knights flexed their shooting prowess on Saturday with a 110-56 drubbing of the Paranaque Patriots, climbing to joint second in the MPBL 2025 Season at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena City.
San Juan raised its record to 12-1, the same as Abra Solid North, as they trail pacesetter Nueva Ecija (14-0) in the race for playoff berths in the 30-team tournament.
With Soberano sinking five of eight triple attempts, Ron Dennison draining four and Jose Manuel Sabandal and Arvin Gamboa draining two triples a piece, the Knights made 18 of 32 for an outstanding 56.2 percent clip from afar.
In contrast, the Patriots could only convert 4 of 29 triple tries.
The Knights also pounded the Patriots off the boards, 57-25, and scored more second-chance points, 20-4, on the way to the wire-to-wire victory.
Dexter Maiquez posted 18 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals to earn best player honors over Soberano with 15 points and two assists, Gamboa 15 points, three rebounds and two assists, Joseph Ubalde 14 points, five rebounds and two assists, and Denison 12 points, 14 rebounds, four steals and two assists.
Paranaque tasted its eighth straight defeat and fell to 1-12 as only three Patriots struck back.
Allen Papa tallied 13 points and 4four ebounds, James Mangahas 12 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals, and MJ Home 11 points and five assists.
The MPBL resumes on Monday, June 9, at the Paco Arena in Manila with games pitting Pangasinan against Marikina at 4 p.m., GenSan against Muntinlupa at 6 p.m., and Manila against Ilagan Isabela at 8 p.m.
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