Cebu Sharks maul visiting Muntinlupa Cagers in MPBL tourney

The Cebu Sharks improved to 4-5 for the season. | Contributed, MPBL

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Sharks-Casino Ethyl Alcohol thrashed the visiting Muntinlupa Cagers, 79-62, in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Lakan Season on Saturday, August 10, 2019, at the Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City.

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The Sharks leaned on an explosive third period performance where they outscored the Cagers, 28-9, to turn a 34-41 halftime deficit into a 62-50 lead heading to the final period.

Patrick Cabahug led the Sharks with 26 points and seven rebounds while Edrian Lao added 12 of his own to help them end a two-game slump and improve to 4-5 (win-loss). Muntinlupa dropped to 3-6./dbs

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