Philippine Sports News and Updates

Ever Bilena edged Smart Buddy-University of the Philippines, 77-72, in their playoff match for the No. 1 ranking in Group B eliminations of the Women’s Philippine Basketball league (WPBL) Tuesday at the San Juan gym.

UAAP MVP Marichu Bacaro exploded with 14 of the team’s 34 points as the Gandang Pinay build several 21-point leads over Smart.

With the win, Ever Bilena topped Group B of the tournament in the revival of the only commercial league for women’s basketball.

The Gandang Pinay of former PBL chairman Dioceldo Sy will face Sunkist-La Salle at the start of quarterfinals tomorrow at the FEU gym in Manila.

The playoff was needed after both Ever Bilena and the Manny V. Pangilinan-backed Smart-UP finished in a three-way tie with guest team Xtreme-RP Youth at 3-1.

In the other quarterfinal pairings, Smart-UP collides with Oracare-College of St. Benilde, Group A topnotcher Nutri-C-Ateneo takes on Mail and More, and Group A No. 2 Oracle Residences-FEU collides with Muscle Tape-Lyceum.

Bacaro, one of several UST players in the team, went on to finish with 25 points as she made 10 of 11 free throws.

She also had nine rebounds, six steals and five assists in 34 minutes of action that boosted her bid to win another MVP award.

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