Lions snare 6th straight victory | Inquirer Sports

Lions snare 6th straight victory

By: - Reporter / @cedelfptINQ
/ 11:39 PM May 02, 2012

Ferocious in the second half, San Beda rolled over Mapua, 77-61, yesterday to clinch a quarterfinal berth, even as National U also stayed unbeaten in the Filoil Flying V Hanes Preseason Cup.

Ateneo nailed its fifth win in six games, bucking a slow start to down University of the East, 79-73, behind Kiefer Ravena’s 16 points.

“This is our worst defensive game considering we allowed 73 points,” said Ateneo assistant coach Sandy Arespacochaga.

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The Lions used a 19-0 third quarter run en route to their sixth straight victory at the Filoil Flying V Arena.

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The Bulldogs earlier overpowered the Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals, 93-52, to improve to 4-0.

NU broke out of the gates hard and proved unrelenting up until the final buzzer.

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Denice Villamor finished with 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field, including two treys, while Emmanuel Mbe chipped in 12 points.

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“Our bench stepped up, and it’s a good experience for us,” said NU coach Eric Altamirano.

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San Beda’s breakaway was highlighted by Anjo Caram’s alley-oop to Jake Pascual that gave San Beda a 54-32 spread. With reports from Randolph Leongson, Rodolfo Lozada and Jan Edward Ballesteros

The scores:

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First Game:

NU 93—Villamor 16, Mbe 12, Labing-isa 12. De Guzman 11, Parks 9, Alolino 6, Celda 5, Javillonar 4, Neypes 4, Singh 4 Roño 4, Ignacio 4, Betayene 2.

EAC 52—Happi 12, King 12, Pillas 8, Tayontong 8, Monteclaro 6, Jamon 2, Acebron 2, Sanchez 1, Morada 1 Munsayac 0, Mallari 0, Yaya 0, Duran

Quarters: 29-11, 53-25, 75-35, 93-52

Second Game

SAN BEDA 77—J. Pascual 15, Armon 12, Dela Rosa 9, K. Pascual 7, Amer 7, Lim 7, Koga 7, Dela Cruz 4, Caram 3, Adeogun 3, Ludovice 3, Mendoza 0, Moralde 0

MAPUA 61—G. Banal 9, Ighalo 8, Eriobu 8, Nimes 8, J. Banal 7, Estrella 7, Parala 4, Saitanan 4, Chen 2, Abad 0, Magsisay 0

Quarters: 15-9, 32-28, 57-36, 77-61

Third Game

ATENEO 79—Ravena 16, Sumalinog 15, Salva 14, Chua 10, Gonzaga 9, Slaughter 6, Tiongson 4, Buenafe 2, Erram 2, Elorde 1, Golla 0, Capacio 0.

UE 73—Sumang 16, Javier 11, Galanza 11, Valdez 8, Razon 8, Belleza 6, Sumido 5, Duran 4, Santos 2, Hernandez 2, Zosa 0, Flores 0, De Leon 0, Villarias 0, Duncil 0, Alberto 0.

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Quarters: 15-14, 37-32, 60-59, 79-73

TAGS: Basketball, Filoil Flying V Hanes Preseason Cup

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