ADVEN Jess Diputado exploded for 70 points -- possibly the highest individual scoring performance of the season -- leading the 2012-Harley Davidson team to a 131-97 victory over the 2011-Onses in the Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) Division B match at the Magis Eagles Arena on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
In addition to his 70-point outburst that included five three-pointers, Diputado grabbed 13 rebounds to help solidify his team’s hold of fourth place with a 6-3 record.
Kieffer Lim tallied 59 points and 11 rebounds for the Onses, who fell to seventh place with a 3-6 slate.
Under the tournament format, the top two teams in each division after the elimination phase automatically advance to the semifinal round. The third-place team will play against the sixth-placer, while the fourth and fifth placers will face off for the remaining two semifinal slots.
Supporting Diputado’s offensive efforts were Alexter Dan Tecson and Kyle Dumon, who contributed 14 points each, and Jet Wahing, who added 12.
Meanwhile, undefeated 2004-The Win (9-0) and 2005-Insular Square (8-1) have already clinched semifinal berths in Division B.
The Win defeated the 2012-Golden Dragons, 98-57, while Insular outclassed 2007-Knoxsteel, 74-63.
Kylle Valmoria scored 19 points and 11 rebounds for The Win. Christopher Consunji and Ervin Lupina added 16 and 15 points, respectively. The Golden Dragons now sit at 3-6, tied with the 2011-Onses.
Insular was led by Daryle Tan’s 24 points and 16 rebounds. Antonio Datan delivered a double-double with 16 points and 13 boards. Karl De Pio scored 21 points and 11 rebounds for Knoxsteel, which also got 17 points from Michael Jaca.
In another Division B game, 2K Core Pacific (2-7) defeated Magis Medical Funds (1-8), 99-57. Sergs AI Go Bui scored 30 points and 12 rebounds, while Alshin Ghassemi added 28 points for 2K Core Pac. Former pro Joel Co contributed 14 points and an impressive 29 rebounds.
Over in Division C, 2018-Xchange Forex (6-0) secured a semifinal slot after drubbing 2024-Kilat’I, 88-71. Forex joined 2015-Imperial House of Furniture (5-0) as semifinalists.
Benedict Chua led Forex with 25 points, followed by Andrew Vincent Velasco (19), Xavier Tariman (17), and Errol Pastor (10). Rezald Joshua Dacalos scored 27 points and Wilhelm Go added 16 and 14 rebounds for Kilat’I (2-4), which shares fifth place with 2025-LPG and Batch 2023.
Earlier, LPG defeated Batch 2023 in a thrilling game, 89-86. Dylan Lim and Erik Emmanuel Jabalon scored 25 and 17 points, respectively, for LPG, while Kent Jason Dumandan (30) and Philip Brandon Sainz (22) led Batch 2023. / JBM