Biñan Tatak Gel and Basilan Viva took the same route to victories in Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season on Wednesday at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna.

The Lagunenses led throughout and by as many as 16 points in the nightcap before thwarting the Rizal Xentromall Golden Coolers, 66-63, and duplicating the Portmasters’ wire-to-wire 75-72 triumph coming from a 16-point spread.

Marc Pingris bunched six points opening the fourth quarter to push Binan ahead, 60-46, but Rizal refused to give up and with Michael Cañete at the firing end threatened at 61-64 with 2:15 to go.

Kenny Roger Rocacurva, however, scored on a breakaway drive with 1:09 seconds left to seal Biñan’s seventh straight win and an 8-3 slate in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament.