Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL)

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Dave Ildefonso scored 27 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and issues 3 assists as the Abra Solid North Weavers beat 2-time defending champions Pampanga Giant Lanterns 94-80.

Marwin Taywan (17 points and 10 assists) and John Uduba (10 points and 10 rebounds) contributed double-doubles for Abra, which tied San Juan atop the North Division leaderboard.

Archie Concepcion led Pampanga with 24 points.

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Imus Braderhood, trailing for most of the game, woke up in the fourth quarter, outscoring Bulacan Kuyas 25-9 to score a 92-83 win.

Mark Anthony Doligon scored 25 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and issued 6 assists for Imus.

Marlon Monte had 17 points for Bulacan.

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Dave Ildefonso scored 25 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and issued 6 assists to lead the Abra Solid North Weavers to a 117-63 demolition of Manila Batang Quiapo.

It was the 18th straight win for the league-leading Weavers. Manila, on the other hand, suffered their 19th loss in 21 games.

Alfred Sedillo lead Manila with 20 points.

The MPBL has decided to postpone the games scheduled for today, July 21, 2025 at the Batangas City Coliseum due to the heavy rains affecting Batangas City and nearby areas.

The health and safety of the teams, working staff, and fans are of utmost importance to the league.

The new date of the postponed games will be announced in due course.

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Nemesis Dela Cruz scored a season-high 32 points while Renzel Casejeros added 18 as the Marikina Shoemasters overcame big games from Imus' Jhon Jerrick Caspe, Kint Ariar and Reggie Boy Basibas to score a 104-101 win in overtime.

Karl Penano hit a go-ahead layup with 1:16 left in overtime for Marikina as the Shoemasters recovered from a 36-point beat down against Quezon last week.

Caspe scored an MPBL season-best 46 points on 16-of-33 shooting from the field for Imus. Ariar had a triple double, 17 points 12 rebounds and 13 assists while Basibas finished with a 14-point, 17-rebound double-double.

Imus dropped to 6-8.

Jeramer Cabanag and Jeff Manday scored 11 points apiece to lead Caloocan Batang Kankaloo past Imus Braderhood in a low-scoring affair, 58-52. Jhon Jerrick Caspe scored 18 for Imus but no other teammate scored in double figures.

Dave Ildefonso scored a season-high 31 points, including 6 threes (13 attempts) to extend the Weavers' winning streak to 9 games. They are just half a game behind league-leading Nueva Ecija, who is still unbeaten in 11 games.

Parañaque, on the other, have lost their last 5 games.