Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL)

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Basilan started the game on fire, outscoring Davao Occidental 30-14 in the first quarter, fueling their 82-63 victory.

Gab Dagangon (19 points, 8 rebounds), Eman Calo (13 points) and Alex Cabagnot (10 points, 10 rebounds, 9assists) spearheaded the Viva Portmasters' attck to win their 11th game of the season, good for 8th in the South Division.

Davao fell to 8-14 (win-loss), dampening their bid for a play-in spot as they are now one game behind idle team Imus and Sarangani, which both have 9-13 records.

Wowie Escosio scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Davao.

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Jun Manzo scored a game-high 26 points on 50% shooting from the field (10-of-20), leading Cebu Greats to a 76-70 win over Pasig City.

It's the 9th win of the season for the Greats and is only 1 and a half game away from a playin spot.

Lean Martel added 12 points and 9 boards for Cebu.

Jacob Galicia (19 points and 15 rebounds) and Warlo James Batac (13 points and 12 rebounds) both had double-doubles for Pasig.

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South Division leading Quezon Huskers dominated Basilan right from the get-go to score a 91-54 win, their 17th in 21 games.

Nine players scored at least 6 points for the huskers in a balance scoring attack.

Gab Dagangon, who finished with 10 points, was the lone player from Basilan to score in double figures.

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Aldave Canoy scored 15 points, Mark Ray Malazarte 14 and Mark Ray Dubouzet 13, leading the Bacolod Tubo Slashers to a surprise 76-73 win over Basilan Viva Portmasters.

Enzo Navarro and Gab Dagangon both had 14 points for Basilan.

The win snapped Bacolod's 13-game losing streak (3-18 win-loss overall). The Portmasters dropped to 10-10.

Quezon City vs. Basilan, Caloocan vs. Sarangani and Rizal vs. Nueva Ecija, scheduled for today at the Ynares Center in Montalban, Rizal has ben postponed due to bad weather.

This is the second consecutive game date postponed as rains continue to pour on most of Southern Luzon and Metro Manila.