GAMES WEDNESDAY (The Arena, San Juan)
2 p.m.-FEU vs UE
4 p.m.-SBC vs SSC
6 p.m.-CSB vs Adamson
MANILA, Philippines—Unbeaten San Beda College stalled the quarterfinal bid of National University with a 79-71 victory Wednesday in the 2nd Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Invitational Cup at The Arena in San Juan City.
JR Tecson sank two triples in the final 40 seconds to seal the Red Lions' sixth straight win in Group B.
The NU Bulldogs, who led 69-68 on a Raymund Aguilar basket with 4:33 remaining, will play the University of the Philippines Maroons next week.
If they win, they will tie the Jose Rizal University Bombers at 3-4. The quotient system will then be used to determine who will join University of the East, Adamson University and Ateneo de Manila University in the Group A quarterfinals.
Ogie Menor and Pong Escobal finished with 18 and 13 points, respectively, to lead San Beda, the only unbeaten squad in the tournament.
Tecson finished with eight points.
Jessie Garcia poured in a game-high 27 markers for NU while Aguilar chipped in 17.
In the second game, Rico Maierhofer and JV Casio stepped up in overtime as De La Salle University outlasted Adamson, 68-63.
The La Salle Green Archers, who have earlier qualified to the Group B quarterfinals along with the Red Lions and the Far Eastern University Tamaraws, moved up to second place at 5-1.
The Adamson Falcons dropped into a tie for second with the Ateneo Blue Eagles at 4-2 in Group A.
Maierhofer, who paced La Salle with 17, tossed in eight points in the extension, including a short jumper in the dying seconds for a 67-63 spread.
Earlier, Adamson's Jerick Cańada split his charities to move the Falcons within 63-65.
The Scores:
First Game
SAN BEDA 79 – Menor 18, Escobal 13, Ekwe 11, Gamalinda 9, Tecson 8, Lanete 7, Marcelo 6, Pascual 4, Taupa 2, Taganas 1.
NU 71 – Garcias 27, Aguilar 14, Ponferrada 7, Berry 7, Dela Cruz 6, Luy 4, Catamora 4, Jhanke 2.
Quarters:22-22, 42-36, 62-57, 79-71.
Second Game
LA SALLE 68 – Maierhofer 17, Casio 14, Barua 8, Walsham 6, Mangahas 5, Revilla 4, Villanueva 3, Ferdinand 2, Malabes 1.
ADAMSON 63 – Santos 13, Galinato 10, Alvarez 9, Margallo 6, Canada 5, Gorospe 4, Colina 3, Lozada 1.
Quarters: 19-20, 35-32, 45-46, 56-56, 68-63 (OT)
