San Beda leaned on a strong start to overwhelm Lyceum, 75-56, yesterday for its third straight win even as Far Eastern U also extended its winning run in the 2015 Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup.
Art dela Cruz spearheaded the early charge by scoring 10 of his team high 19 points in the first period for the Red Lions, who seized control early and never looked back.
The Tamaraws also registered a convincing win at the expense of the University of San Jose-Recoletos Jaguars, 70-57, and improved to 2-1.
The Red Lions held the Pirates to just seven points in the third period to put the outcome beyond doubt heading into the final period.
Jayvee Mocon and Ryusei Koga also dished out solid games for the Red Lions finishing with 11 points each.
The Jaguars fell to 1-6.