NORTH All-Stars bested their South counterparts, 95-91, late Saturday in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season All-Star Game Presented BY SiKAT at the Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City.
Will McAloney of Nueva Ecija paced the Northerners with 20 points plus eight rebounds and was adjudged MVP over Pampanga pillar Justine Baltazar, who posted 14 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, and two steals.
Proving why he's the league's back-to-back three-point king, Orlan Wamar of San Juan contributed 12 points, all from afar, on top of eight assists and two steals for the North coached by Pampanga Gov. Dennis Pineda.
Although the Northerners were taller with 7-footer Greg Slaughter, 6-foot-8 Baltazar, and the 6-7 Rabeh-Al Hussaini at the helm, they were actually outrebounded by the Southerners, 55-48.
The South All-Stars drew 12 points plus four rebounds from Cedrick Ablaza of Batangas and 11 points plus three assists from Jhon Jerrick Caspe of Mindoro.
The Southerners, coached by Caloocan's Alex Angeles, also got eight points from Davao's Mac Tallo and even points from Quezon's L-Jay Gonzales.
Reverse result in Executives game
MPBL Founder and CEO Manny Pacquiao powered the South past the North, 108-91, in the Executives All-Stars and earned MVP honors.
Pacquiao chalked 39 points, including eight triples, to go with eight assists and three rebounds, while Kaizer Galvez provided support with 34 points and nine rebounds.
Wamar earlier notched 16 points to beat fellow San Juan star AC Soberano, who scored 14, and Sarangani's Ryan Sula, who made 12, to retain the 3-Point Shootout crown.
In another side event, Pampanga's Joe Gomez De Liano dethroned CJ Gania of Negros as Slam Dunk Contest king.
The MPBL resumes its elimination round on Monday at the Quezon Convention Center with games pitting Pasay against Bicol at 4 p.m., Caloocan against Quezon City at 6 p.m., and Quezon Province against Davao at 8 p.m.
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