Burlington EOG Sports snapped Davao Occidental Tigers-Cocolife’s five-game winning run with a 76-69 victory in the FilBasket Subic Championship at the Subic gym Wednesday.
Burlington bucked a slow start and turned its 36-27 halftime deficit into a triumph to tie with Nueva Ecija Bespren at third with five wins in eight matches.
James Castro and Byron Villarias spearheaded Burlington with 19 and 14 points, respectively, while combining for nine rebounds and seven assists.
Davao Occidental remained at second despite absorbing its second loss against six wins.
In other matches, Nueva Ecija Bespren edged 7A Primus, 95-92, while Medical Depot crushed FSD Makati-Army, 81-68.
Emil Renz Palma exploded for 30 points, while James Martinez contributed 15 points for Nueva Ecija, who erased a seven-point deficit in the last four minutes of the game.
7A Primus fell to 2-6 despite Diego Dario firing 21 points and AJ Coronel finishing with 13 points.
Medical Depot, meanwhile, leaned on Simon Camacho and Patrick Cabahug’s double-double performances to hike its win-loss tally to 4-4 in the middle standings.
Camacho scored 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Cabahug had 17 points and 10 boards.
Kevin Villafranca and Andrey Armenion also took charge of Medical Depot’s defense by combining for 23 rebounds.
Jopher Custodio, Jac Macasaet and Jan Colina teamed up for 34 points in a losing effort for Makati, who slipped to 1-7.
