Iloilo closes playoff door on Valenzuela

MANILA, Philippines —  Mark Nonoy helped also-ran Iloilo shut the playoff door on Valenzuela, 72-69, last Tuesday in the MPBL  Sixth Season at the WES Arena in Valenzuela City.

The high-flying homegrown sprinter pumped in 10 points in the last four minutes, outscoring the entire Classics, and pushing the United Royals to their 10th win against 17 losses in the round-robin elimination phase of the two-division, 29-team tournament.

Valenzuela fell to 13-14 and tumbled out of the chase for the eighth and last playoff slot in the North Division, leaving Rizal Xentromall and Quezon City TODA Akyson, both 14-13, as contenders.