MPBL: Davao Occidental mounts winning run with 64-point beating of Imus

James Martinez led Davao Occidental to a 64-point win against Imus. MPBL

By Ivan Saldajeno

BINAN--Davao Occidental put on a masterclass against Imus and romped them by 64 points, 132-68, in their MPBL showdown on Friday night at the Alonte Sports Arena.

The Tigers quickly pulled away from the Agimat, opening a 30-13 lead in the first quarter before scoring 40 points in the second to take a 70-34 halftime lead.

Davao Occidental exactly breached the 100-point mark at the end of the third quarter and finished the wire-to-wire game with their largest lead at 64.

Biboy Enguio and James Martinez each scored 22 points for the Tigers, who now won back-to-back games after a stinging loss to Pasay in their MPBL return game.

JR Sumido's 34-point blast went down the drain as the Agimat dropped to 0-4.

Kenneth Estabillo had 11 points and 13 rebounds.

Box Scores:

DAVAO OCCIDENTAL 132 - Martinez 22, Enguio 22, Bayla 17, Ighalo 14, Lojera 12, Mancao 9, Olayon 7, Arana 7, Sarangay 5, Andrada 5, Koga 5, Manzo 4, Tumalip 3, Nabong 0.

IMUS 68 - Sumido 34, Estabillo 11, Luengo 10, Kadir 5, Punzalan 3, Aniban 2, Steinl 2, Nacino 1, Gimpayam 0, Tapenio 0, Enriquez 0, Camacho 0, Popovic 0, Malimban 0, Gonzales 0.

Quarterscores: 30-13, 70-34, 100-50, 132-68

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