Manila too classy for Bacolod; Muntinlupa wins
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 06:22:18 +0000
THE Manila Stars overpowered Bacolod Master’s Sardines and tallied a coast-to-coast 87-70 victory Friday in the Chooks-to-Go/MPBL Lakan Season at San Andres Sports Complex.
Mark Dyke helped power Manila to victory over Bacolod with double-double effort of 17 points and 12 boards.
Shining both in offense and defense, the Stars pulled away at 85-62 before cruising to their 20th win against four losses right behind the pacesetting San Juan Knights (20-3) in the North division of the 31-team league.
Carlo Lastimosa led the Stars with 22 points, 3 assists and 5 steals, followed by Mark Dyke with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Aris Dionisio with 17 points and Marvin Lee with 12.
Despite its rejuvenated roster, Bacolod proved no match for Frontrow-supported Manila, which pounced on the 22 turnovers committed by the Bacolodnons apart from having more steals, 14-7, five by Lastimosa.
Bacolod, which virtually bowed out of playoffs contention with an 8-16 slate got 17 points from high-leaper Yankee Haruma, 11 points and 10 rebounds from Ben Adamos, and 11 points from Pao Javelona.
Muntinlupa stunned Iloilo United, 96-92, while Valenzuela-Carga Backload Solutions subdued Sarangani, 89-84, in earlier games.
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