{"id":2407,"date":"2025-03-14T03:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T03:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinoystep.com\/?p=2407"},"modified":"2025-03-14T03:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T03:00:31","slug":"cebu-returns-with-a-bang-pasay-pampanga-survive-rivals-in-mpbl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinoystep.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/14\/cebu-returns-with-a-bang-pasay-pampanga-survive-rivals-in-mpbl\/","title":{"rendered":"Cebu returns with a bang; Pasay, Pampanga survive rivals in MPBL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Returning MPBL team Cebu carved out a thrilling 77-76 win over powerhouse Caloocan while Pasay survived a gutsy visiting squad Ilagan Isabela in a low-scoring match, 56-52, in the league\u2019s 2025 season at the Cuneta Astrodome.<\/p>\n

Limuel Tampus played quality minutes, pouring in 16 points in just 15 minutes of play and providing the spark needed by Cebu, which is coming back in the MPBL after a few years of hiatus.<\/p>\n

Now carrying the moniker Classic, Cebu outscored Caloocan, 32-13, in the fourth quarter, led by a happy-shooting man named Tampus, who unloaded all his total output in that quarter alone, and provided the spunk needed by his team in pulling off a come-from-behind win.<\/p>\n

The Classic fought back from 19 points down with Tampus, known in the Panalay circuit as \u2018Boom Boom\u2019 caught fire in the payoff period.<\/p>\n

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Host team Pasay repulsed a late rally by opening day host Ilagan Isabela before preserving a tough win.<\/p>\n

No other player from the Cowboys was able to produce double-digit output except Art dela Cruz, who struggled for 12 markers and came away with 15 rebounds for his second straight double-double performance.<\/p>\n

As a team, the Cowboys couldn\u2019t shoot better than 27.5% from the field (19-of-69) and had a slow start, scoring only seven in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

Pasay turned to Jopeth Soriano, Warren Bonifacio and Laurenz Victoria, who combined for 38 of the team\u2019s total haul in points for the Voyagers.<\/p>\n

Defending champion Pampanga outlasted Imus, \u00a079-74.<\/p>\n

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Returning MPBL team Cebu carved out a thrilling 77-76 win over powerhouse Caloocan while Pasay survived a gutsy visiting squad Ilagan Isabela in a low-scoring match, 56-52, in the league\u2019s 2025 season at the Cuneta Astrodome. Limuel Tampus played quality minutes, pouring in 16 points in just 15 minutes of play and providing the spark…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[105],"class_list":["post-2407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoops-basketball","tag-mpbl"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t