XAVIER School-A dealt De La Salle-Zobel its first loss with a 43-27 decision that gave the hosts the Group A lead in the Small Basketeers Philippines (SBP) tournament sponsored by Milo over the weekend.
Xavier remained as one of the only two unbeaten teams in the group, the other being idle Chiang Kai Shek College at 2-0. DLS-Z fell to 1-1.
Ateneo-B (2-1) clipped Notre Dame, 47-29, but Notre Dame regrouped to beat St. Mary’s College (0-2), 34-31, for its first win in three games.
In Group B, La Salle Green Hills-A joined unbeaten Marist in the lead with two wins after overwhelming Ateneo-A (2-1), 58-34.
In the Passerelle division, Adamson University tripped Lourdes School of Mandaluyong, 84-36, for its second win to join idle LSGH-A on top of Group A.
In Group B, Nazareth School of National University marched to its third straight triumph with a 76-59 trouncing of LSGH-B (0-2) to stay in the lead.