Pampanga and Davao City kept their immaculate records and booked their respective tickets to the semifinals with dominant victories on day three of the PSL National Finals at the Victoria Sports Club in Quezon City on Tuesday.
The boys of Luid Kapampangan demolished erstwhile unbeaten Caloocan, 82-58, to secure their third victory in as many games as they head into the next round in high spirits.
Yujin Peña served as the anchor of Pampanga’s solid inside game as he tallied a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds while three other players also contributed in twin digits for Pampanga, which outscored Batang Kankaloo in the paint, 46-34.
Kent Lagman picked up from where he left off in the previous game as he led all scorers with 16 points while Chester Tulabut contributed 12 and Gean Angeles scored 11 for Pampanga.
Like Pampanga, Davao City is also going to the semifinal round with a spotless record, after running roughshod over Ormoc-OCCCI, 71-57.
Jefferson Bentulan asserted his might for Davao City-Extra Sideline as he came away with a double-double of 17 points and 12 boards. Darlico Gantuangco, on the other hand, paced the team with 20 markers.
Davao City used its size advantage to the hilt and easily outrebounded its smaller counterpart from Ormoc, 62-33.
Manila-UST banked on its balanced offense to score a one-sided 80-65 win over Cavite.
Manila shackled Cavite’s top gun in John Dalosa as he was just held to three points in the loss.
In the other game, Cebu-USPF defeated Misamis Oriental, 103-75, in a battle of winless teams.
With two players scoring 20 points or more, Cebu’s under-16 team finally cracked the win column after three games and booted out Misamis Oriental in the race for a semifinals seat.
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