MANILA, Philippines — La Salle overwhelmed San Sebastian, 90-74, in a clash of the young squads on Friday in the 2013 Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup at the Arena in San Juan.
The young guns of the Green Archers continue to keep their offense potent in their third win in as many games, as all but one from their side contributed at least two markers.
“I’m very happy with the way they’re performing. It’s still early, but they are adjusting pretty well. I like the way they play aggresive on both ends. They will learn some more in ther coming days,” said head coach Gee Abanilla.
Jeron Teng led with 17 points, followed by Gab Reyes with 13, Arnold Van Opstal with 11, and Thomas Torres with 10.
A triple from Torres sparked the grand finishing kick with 3:44 in the clock beforeTeng and Van Opstal alternated in scoring the next eight points for a 90-67 lead with 44 ticks left.
The Green Archers built a 52-39 lead at the half on a 32-point second-quarter burst and the Stags never recovered from there.
But San Sebastian still effectively got to the open court and netted 23 points off turnovers and nine off fastbreak attempts.
Despite everything going well for La Salle, Abanilla said he still wanted his squad to improve on their game.
“San Sebastian was a different kind of team. They played an uptempo game and pushed the ball in transition. And we got some guys late in defending our basket, especially the big guys. So it’s something we have to work on,” said Abanilla.
The Stags dropped their second assignment, getting badly beat in the boards, 37-58.
Jovit Dela Cruz finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists and Leo De Vera added 13 and 6.