Rizal dumps Sarangani; Imus wins

MANILA, Philippines — Rizal Xentromall sustained its hot streak with a 106-77 dumping of Sarangani on Wednesday in the Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season at the Batangas City Coliseum.

The Golden Coolers pulled away, 90-65, midway through the fourth quarter to notch their fourth straight win and share the lead with the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament.

Imus Braderhood rallied to beat Quezon City, 69-62, while Batangas City Tanduay rebounded with a coast-to-coast 74-68 victory over Basilan Viva in the other games.

Burying the memory of an 86-87 loss to Rizal on March 21, Batangas unloaded a 12-point salvo for a breakaway, then deflected Basilan’s repeated rallies to level its slate at 2-2.

Levi Hernandez, who sparked that early spurt, went on to tally 16 points and three rebounds and emerged the best player in the game that saw the Rhum Masters dominate the boards, 53-37.