MANILA, Philippines — Quezon Province trounced Caloocan, 66-56, Thursday to grab the solo lead in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season at the Caloocan Sports Complex.
With the count tied at 35, the Quezon Huskers clustered 12 points, the last eight by Jason Opiso, to pull away, 47-35, and went on to extend their winning streak to 11 in the round-robin elimination phase of the 29-team tournament.
The Huskers moved ahead of the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (10) and kept their distance from the Pampanga Giant Lanterns (11-1). Caloocan dropped to 6-4.
Other games saw Zamboanga subdue Sarangani, 90-83, and Manila drub Imus, 96-58.
Zamboanga pulled away at 84-55 before cruising to its 10th win against three losses.