PASIG City crawled out of a deep pit and stunned Ilagan Isabela, 75-67, on Monday to keep its playoff hopes alive in the MPBL 2025 Season at the Calasiao Sports Complex in Pangasinan.
Down by 17, 33-50, Pasig leaned on Jacob Galicia and Warlo James Batac to seize control midway through the fourth quarter, 66-61, a lead they kept until the end for their third straight win as they improved to 11-15.
Galicia, a prized find from the Philippine Merchant Marine School, posted game-highs 24 points, 12 in the last ten minutes, and 14 rebounds to clinch best player over Batac, who tallied a triple-double 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Homegrown Lester Tamayo pooled 13 points, seven rebounds and two assists for Pasig, which dealt Ilagan Isabela its third straight defeat for a 13-14 slate.
The Cowboys, occupying the eighth spot in the North Division, drew 18 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and three steals from Arth Dela Cruz, but was held scoreless in the fourth quarter.
Although smaller, the Pasiguenos outrebounded the Cowboys, 39-25, and scored more points, 42-28, in the paint.
The MPBL returns to the Ynares Center Montalban on Tuesday, with games pitting GenSan against Quezon City at 4 p.m., Batangas against Abra at 6 p.m., and host Rizal Xentromall against Paranaque at 8 p.m.
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