MANILA — Garvo Lanete sank the game-winning triple with 3.3 ticks left to push the San Beda Red Lions past the De La Salle Green Archers Saturday in the 2011 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premiere Cup at the Arena in San Juan.
Lanete finished with a team-high 12 points and grabbed six boards for San Beda, which improved to 3-2.
The Red Lions also clamped on defense as they forced the Archers’ LA Revilla to lose the leather as time expired.
“I told them the last timeout that we needed one last stop and we denied them,” said San Beda coach Frankie Lim.
San Beda, the reigning NCAA champion, posted a 62-51 spread before La Salle stormed back and took a one-point edge, 68-67 with 42.7 ticks left.
Maui Villanueva missed two crucial free-throws that eventually setup Lanete’s clutch shot.
Meanwhile, the Far Eastern University Tamaraws completed a sweep of the eliminations in Group B as they dumped the Letran Knights, 72-56.
RR Garcia of FEU goes for a scoop shot off Andrei Mendoza of Letran. Photo by August dela Cruz
The Tamaraws, who ended the elimination round unblemishedwith an 8-0 mark, showcased another dominant stint and banked on Pippo Noundou and Terrence Romeo who had 15 points each.
Letran, led by Kevin Alas’ 17 points and eight rebounds but had six errors, absorbed its sixth loss in eight games.
In the opening game, the Mapua Cardinals drew another big game from their big man Yousef Taha as they routed the Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals, 88-74.
Taha, a Filipino-Palestine recruit, notched a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds.
The Cardinals hiked their record to 4-3, while the Generals fell to 2-6.
First Game
MAPUA 88—Taha 16, Ighalo 11, Pascual 11, Mangahas 9, Ranises 8, Parala 8, Cantos 8, Nimes 8, Stevens 6, Banal 3, Maniego 0, Abad 0, Magsigay 0.
EAC 74—Jamon 18, Cubo 10, Chiong 9, Villegas 8, Diolanto 7, Yaya 7, Sanchez 6, Vargas 3, Moraya 3, Villaroel 3, Duran 0.
Quarters: 24-20, 43-36, 70-56, 88-74
Second Game
FEU 72—Noundou 15, Romeo 15, Garcia 11, Cawaling 7, Ramos 7, Cruz 5, Knuttel 4, Exciminiano 4, Tolomia 2, Sentcheu 2, Escoto 0, Bringas 0, Mendoza 0, Guerrero 0.
LETRAN 56—Alas 17, Racal 12, Cortes 6, Almazan 5, Belorio 4, Cruz 4, Mendoza 4, Dysam 3, Lituania 1, Espiritu 0.
Quarters: 18-13, 39-29, 54-40, 72-56
Third Game
SAN BEDA 70—Lanete 12, Pascual 10, Marcelo 9, Amer 7, Semerad A. 6, Villahermosa 5, Dela Rosa 5, Caram 4, Pscual 0, Lim 0.
LA SALLE 68—Vosotros 16, Marata 14, Andrada 6, Villanueva 5, Van Opstal 5, Tampus 5, Revilla 4, Mendoza 4, Torres 3, Dela Paz 3, Paredes 2, Gotladera 1, Webb 0, Sara 0.
Quarters: 15-18, 34-31, 49-44, 70-68