MANILA—University of the East’s Paul Lee and Ateneo’s Nico Salva scored heavily in the final six minutes to lead the UAAP All-Stars to a 90-76 victory over their NCAA counterparts last night in the UAAP-NCAA Bantay Bata 163 Game at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Lee, the former PBL Rookie of the Year and MVP in 2008, and the hard-working Salva finished with 14 points each as UAAP avenged its 76-60 defeat against NCAA last year.
“It’s the players’ game and I’m glad that we bounced back from our loss last year,” said UAAP All-Stars mentor Norman Black.
The UAAP All-Stars, which led basically the entire game only to be pressured early in the fourth period, now up 6-5 in their head-to-head battle with the NCAA.
Garvo Lanete of San Beda powered NCAA with 17 points while Ian Sangalang of San Sebastian chipped in 14.
The NCAA sorely missed MVP Sudan Daniel of San Beda due to injury.
In juniors action, San Beda’s Adam Abatayo and Baser Amer combined for 29 points to lead NCAA over UAAP, 85-81.