The Pasay Voyagers rode on Rence Alcoriza’s fourth-quarter outburst to stun the Batangas City Tanduay Athletics, 85-67, and gear up their playoff drive in the SportsPlus Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League 2026 Season at the Pasay Astrodome on Tuesday.

Alcoriza clustered 12 points on back-to-back triples and three-point plays to power the Voyagers to their 12th win against nine losses in the round-robin elimination phase of the two-division, 27-team tournament.

The six-foot Alcoriza, a former star of the Arellano University Chiefs, poured in 17 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals to capture the SportsPlus Best Player honors over Christian Fajarito, who notched 16 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two blocks.

Alcoriza attributed the Voyagers’ biggest win thus far to their defensive discipline, adding that once they established their defense, the offense followed.

Already ahead, 76-65, the Voyagers padded their lead with nine straight points before the Athletics’ Mark Olayon pegged the final count.

Pasay controlled the game from the start as Cyril Gonzales notched 12 points, three assists and three steals, Kriss Gurtiza chipped in 12 points, three assists and three steals, and Lennard Santiago contributed 11 points and two assists.

Batangas City saw its 13-game winning run broken and with a 15-3 record, tumbled from first to joint second with Gensan, behind Quezon Province (13-2) in the South division.

The Athletics drew 19 points and six rebounds from Ced Ablaza, 16 points and three rebounds from Jhan Nermal, and 12 points, four rebounds and two steals from Ino Comboy.

Meanwhile, Zamboanga SiKat beat Paranaque, 130-76, in the second game and climbed to 8-11.

Levi Hernandez finished with 24 points and four rebounds for Zamboanga and was chosen the SportsPlus Best Player over Brandon Wilson, with 19 points, four rebounds and two assists.

Other players who delivered for Zamboanga were Reggz Gabat, with 18 points, four rebounds and two assists; Christian Bunag, with 13 points and seven rebounds; John Arthur Calisay, with 11 points, three rebounds and three assists; and Joseph Gabayni, with 10 points and eight rebounds.