Rizal Xentromall, fueled by Eric Camson’s huge double-double, subdued Bataan, 82-71, on Tuesday to regain traction in Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season at Ynares Arena Montalban in Rizal Province.
The 6-foot-4 Camson, former star of the Adamson Falcons, posted 24 points and 23 rebounds, the seventh season’s first 20-20 game, as the Rizal Golden Coolers tallied their ninth win against four losses in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament.
In other games, General Santos City banked on Chris Masaglang and Nico Elorde’s late hits to trip Binan Tatak Gel, 75-69, while JR Sumido hit a running jumper with 1.3 seconds left to lift Bulacan past Paranaque, 71-69, and end the Kuyas’ winless spell at 13 in the opener of the tripleheader.
Already ahead, 64-49, Rizal drilled in three straight triples, two by Eric Joseph Pili and one by Michael Canete, to pull away from Bataan, 73-51, and rebound from a 63-66 defeat to Binan on May 16.
Camson added 2 steals and 2 assists to clinch best player honors over Samboy De Leon with 13 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Alwyn Alday with 11 points plus 3 rebounds.
Other Golden Coolers who turned hot were Canete with 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Keanu Caballero with 9 points, 8 assists and 2 rebounds.
Bataan tasted its third straight loss and slid to 5-9 as only Mitchelle Maynes with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 2 steals, and Robbi Darang with 14 points and 4 assists countered Rizal’s assault.
Masaglang scored back-to-back, while Elorde canned crucial free throws in the homestretch to raise the Gensan Warriors’ record to 7-6.
Kyle Tolentino led GenSan with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, followed by Larry Rodriguez with 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, and Elorde with 11 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds.
Binan saw its 7-game run broken and tumbled to 8-4 as only Kenny Roger Rocacurva and Kristan Hernandez found their mark with 14 and 12 points, respectively.
JR Sumido banked in a running jumper with 1.3 seconds left to lift Bulacan past Paranaque, 71-69, and end the Kuyas’ winless spell at 13 in the opener of the tripleheader.
The 6-foot-3 Sumido, a former University of the East Red Warrior, posted 23 points, including a perfect 12 of 12 from the charity stripe, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals to earn best player honors over Gino Jumao-as with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Joseph Celso with 12 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.
Paranaque suffered its sixth straight defeat and fell to 1-9 despite Kevin Buenaflor’s 17 points and 2 rebounds, Lander Canon’s 13 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, and Paolo Castro’s 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals.
