Mindoro waxes hot, torches Muntinlupa

Mindoro rained three-pointers on Muntinlupa in the fourth quarter and handily won, 94-76, in the Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League 2025 Season at the Pola Gymnasium in Oriental Mindoro on Saturday.

Led by Joseph Sedurifa's two triples, the Tamaraws bunched six to pull away, 92-70, with 2:03 left in the nightcap of a triple-bill.

Sedurifa, a 6-foot-1 Cebuano hotshot, then scored inside to seal the Tamaraws' third straight win that raised their record to 10-8 in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament.

Wendelino Comboy delivered 20 points, including four triples, three rebounds, two assists and two steals for Mindoro, which also got 18 points, spiked by four triples, three assists, two rebounds and two steals from Bambam Gamalinda, and a near triple-double 13 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists from Axel Inigo.

Filipino-American Ashlon Andrews also shone for Mindoro with eight points, including a two-handed breakaway slam, four rebounds and two assists.

Muntinlupa, which suffered its fourth straight defeat, tumbled to 10-6 despite Patrick Ramos' 18 points, eight assists and four rebounds, Kurt Lojera's 15 points, three assists and two rebounds, and Mark Sarangay's 12 points plus seven rebounds.