MANILA, Philippines—Go for Gold-College of St. Benilde booked its first win in the 2019 PBA D-League Aspirants Cup after turning back Family Mart-Enderun, 78-69 Thursday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
Justin Gutang paced the Blazers with 23 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and two steals. The Blazers now sport a 1-2 record.
From a slim 38-35 lead in the third quarter, the Blazers touched off a 13-2 run to pull away, 51-37, with 5:42 left in the period.
“We’re happy we finally won,” said Blazers head coach Charles Tiu.
“We’ve been struggling and the team hasn’t been playing well, but we played a bit better today.”
Roosevelt Adams chalked up a double-double for Go for Gold-CSB with 11 points and 12 rebounds while Unique Naboa had 12 points and nine assists.
Marvin Hayes had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Titans who dropped to 0-2. / gsg