MPBL: Binan trounces Valenzuela, climbs to 3rd spot in South

MANILA, Philippines, July 28 ------ Binan Tatak Gel leaned on Carlo Lastimoa and Nic Cabanero to trounce Valenzuela City, 102-74 and climb a notch in the SportsPlus MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 2026 Season at the Villar Coliseum in Las Pinas.

Lastimosa tallied a career-high 32 points, spiked by five triples, and 2 assists and 2 rebounds, while Cabanero posted 22 points and 9 rebounds to power Binan to its 13th straight win and a 16-3 slate in the round-robin elimination phase of the two-division, 27-team tournament.

Binan led throughout as it displaced Gensan (14-3) at third place in the South division, where it trailed Batangas City (15-2) and Quezon Province (13-2) in the race for playoff spots. Lastimosa captured the SportsPlus best player honors over Cabanero, who struggled from long distance, making only one of six attempts.

Other Binan players who delivered were Warren Bonifacio, Jaymar Gimpayan and Michael Mabulac with 6 points each. Valenzuela, which fell to 9-12, drew 17 points from Angelo Obuyes, 14 from Nico Mamaradlo, and 10 points plus 6 rebounds from Jay Collado.

With Lastimosa and Cabanero outscoring the entire Valenzuela crew with 14 and 6 points, respectively, Binan led as far as 81-47, late in the third quarter, The tournament returns to the Pasay Astrodome on Tuesday, featuring games between Bacolod and Bulacan at 3 p.m., Zamboanga and Paranaque at 5 p.m., and Pasay and Batangas City at 7 p.m.

Source: manilatimes.net