Warriors foil Archers; Lions, Chiefs triumph
ROI SUMANG buried two baskets in the last 53 seconds as University of the East pinned on La Salle its first loss with a 60-53 decision yesterday in the Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cupat Filoil Flying V Arena.
The Green Archers had threatened at 53-54 when Sumang hit a jumper and another one from mid-range to tow the Warriors to their fifth victory in seven games in Group B.
Earlier, Francis Abarcar shone in the final quarter to power San Beda to an 82-75 triumph over Perpetual Help, while Arellano rolled to an 83-67 drubbing of Jose Rizal University in separate Group A games.
Abracar scored 14 of his team-high 22 points in the fourth period built on 7-of-9 shooting clip to lead the Red Lions to a 4-2 record.
The Chiefs, sustaining their surprisingly strong run with a 6-2 card, banked on the big games of James Forrester (21 points), Nard Pinto (16 points, seven assists and five rebounds) and Gio Jalalon (10 points, five boards, five assists and five steals).
La Salle fell to second in Group B with a 5-1 record. With a report from Nico Pascual
The scores:
First Game
ARELLANO 83–Forrester 21, Pinto 16, Jalalon 10, Enriquez 9, Bangga 5, Caperal 4, Cadavis 4, Nicholls 4, Hernandez 3, Salcedo 2, Gumaru 2, Agovida 2, Malanday 1, Marg 0
JRU 67–Balagtas 15, Paniamogan 14, Mabulac 14, Abanto 9, Lasquety 4, Benavides 4, De La Paz 3, Sanchez 2, Gozum 2, Diego 0, Salaveria 0
Quarters: 25-5, 41-29, 57-48, 83-67
Second Game
SAN BEDA 82–Abarcar 22, Amer 15, Adeogun 13, Dela Rosa 12, Semerad A. 7, Koga 6, Dela Cruz 4, Semerad D. 2, Pascual 1, Sara 0
PERPETUAL 75–Baloria 22, Omorogbe17, Allano 10, Arboleda 9, Ylagan 5, Elorpe 4, Jolangcob 3, Dizon 3, Lucente 2, Thompson 0, Bantayan 0
Quarters: 19-12, 39-36, 53-59, 82-75
Third Game
UE 60–Mammie 13, Sumang 12, Sumido 9, Olivarez 8, Javier 7, Noble 4, Hernandez 2, Santos 2, Alberto 2, Flores 1, Pujante 0, Guion 0, Casajeros 0, Jumao-As 0
LA SALLE 53–Torres N. 12, Teng 8, Reyes 8, Van Opstal 7, Torres T. 5, Dela Paz 5, Perkins 3, Bolick 3, Tampus 2, Vosotros 0, Montalbo 0, Paredes 0
Quarters: 16-20, 28-31, 41-41, 60-53
