THE Pangasinan Heatwaves went full throttle when they torched the Parañaque Patriots in a commanding victory, 135-76, in the 7^th Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) last August 7 held at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.

During the opening frame, the Heatwaves demonstrated their deep shooting prowess, drilling five three-pointers early in the game.

Mike DiGregorio and Laurenz Paul Victoria steered Pangasinan’s scoring segment and connived with 14 points to carve a lead, 30-16.

Led by its second unit, Pangasinan continued to fire on all cylinders, shooting 52% from the field against the 26% of Parañaque. JP Maguliano, Ralph Robin, and homegrown talent King Gurtiza stepped up big for the Heatwaves to register five points each to stretch the gap at the half, 64-29.

In the second half action, Patriots’ Shaq Alanes tried to make a break for Parañaque off his mid-range connections with 11 points and four assists.

However, Joshua Fontanilla put on an excellent scoring display for the Heatwaves, with 17 points courtesy of his driving layups and three-point shooting to pull away dominantly.

Fontanilla paced Pangasinan with 25 points, seven rebounds, six assists; followed by DiGregorio with 20 points, eight rebounds, and two assists alongside the 15 points of Allyn Bulanadi to notch their fifth straight win of the season.

Meanwhile, Parañaque collected 18 points and four assists from Shaq Alanes, plus the 15-point effort of Wilson Baltazar.

Pangasinan is riding at the 5^th spot in the Northern Division rankings with a 15-6 win-loss record in the single round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament. (Kim Gealogo)

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