San Sebastian rips Arellano, catches San Beda on top at 7-0

Photo by Ejay Amador

MANILA— Calvin Abueva dished out the first triple-double of the season as San Sebastian notched its seventh straight victory by whipping Arellano U, 92-79, yesterday in the 87th NCAA basketball tournament at the FilOil-Flying V Arena in San Juan.

The hardworking forward from Pampanga tallied 18 points, collected 13 rebounds and issued a career-high 10 assists as the Stags caught up with defending champion San Beda on top at 7-0.

Swingman Ronald Pascual exploded for 27 points on top of five rebounds and five assists and Ian Sangalang finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds as the Stags completed the wire-to-wire win.

Later, Emilio Aguinaldo College drew strength from rookie Joshua Torralba and spitfire guard Jan Jamon to extend Perpetual Help’s miseries with a 71-58 rout.

Torralba pumped in 15 points while Jamon notched 13 as the Generals improved to 3-4. The Altas fell to 1-6 like the Chiefs.

In juniors play, San Sebastian and Emilio Aguinaldo College jacked up their records to 5-2 after prevailing over Arellano (68-63) and Perpetual Help (74-64), respectively.

The senior scores:
First Game
SAN SEBASTIAN 92—Pascual 27, Abueva 18, Sangalang 16, Miranda 9, Del Rio 9, Dela Cruz 6, Maiquez 4, Ferrer 3, Antipuesto 0.
ARELLANO 79—Doligon 17, Lapuz 16, Celada 13, Zulueta 10, Caperal 10, Acidre 6, Palma 4, Pagayunan 2, Casino 1.
Quarters: 22-12, 40-32, 59-54, 92-79
Second Game
EAC 71—Torralba 15, Jamon 13, Yaya 11, Cubo 11, King 10, Chiong 7, Vargas 2, Sanchez 2, Paguia 0, Diolanto 0.
PERPETUAL HELP 58—Allen 12, Arboleda 8, Elopre 8, Asuncion 7, Vidal 6, Sumera 6, Paulino 5, Sison 3, Thompson 2, Tonggal 1, Parico 0.
Quarters: 19-14, 34-26, 47-43, 71-58