BAHAGYA lamang pinagpawisan ang defending champion Pampanga Giant Lanterns bago durugin ang Bicolandia Oragons, 120-93, sa pagpapatuloy ng MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Season 6 basketball tournament sa Alonte Sports Arena sa Biñan, Laguna.

Nagsanib pwersa ang mga homegrown heros na sina MJ Garcia at Encho Serrano para pangunahan ang Pampanga sa kanilang ikatlong sunod na panalo sa apat na laro sa elimination round ng sikat na regional league, na itinatag ni Sen. Manny Pacquaio.

Nagtala si Garcia ng 26 points, six rebounds at dalawang steals, habang nag-ambag si Serrano ng 16 points at six assists para sa Pampanga

Nakatulong nila ang iba pang mga Giant Lanterns, na sina Kurt Reyson, na may 15 points, 10 assists, four steals at three rebounds; Jhaymo Eguilos, na may 13 points at five rebounds; Miguel Ives Corteza, na may 11 points; at reigning MVP Justine Baltazar, na may eight points, seven rebounds at six assists sa kanyang unang laro sa kumpetisyon.

Namuno para sa Bicolandia sina Shaquille Alanes (19 points), Christopher Javier (15points) at Ralph Jeffrey Deles (14 points) at Marvin Lee (14 points).

The scores:

Pampanga (128) — Garcia 26, Serrano 16, Reyson 15, Eguilos 13, Corteza 11, Baltazar 8, Viernes 8, Conception 7, Binuya 7, Gozum 6, Liwag 6, R.Santos 3, Gob 2, K.Santos 0, Alcoriza 0.
Bicol (93) — Alanes 19, Javier 15, Deles 14, Lee 14, Yu 9, Rojas 8, Santos 5, Casajeros 3, Reyes 2, Burgos 2, Lao 2, Go 0, Llarena 0, Gallego 0, Macaballug 0..
Quarterscores: 25-20, 59-39, 91-64, 128-93.