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Manila, Philippines – Behind a balanced assault and a second half surge, the Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals got past the College of St. Benilde Blazers, 81-72, on Wednesday afternoon, July 2, at the San Juan Arena.
John Tayongtong was one of the game’s key performers, putting up 14 markers and six assists for EAC, which also received a combined 27 points from Jack Arquero and freshman Ariel Aguilar.
Cedric Happi also pitched in, registering 12 points and 15 rebounds, while Jerald Serrano had 11 in his NCAA debut.
Fons Saavedra spearheaded the Blazers with 20 markers.
EAC utilized an impressive 33-19 advantage over its opponents in the third canto to pull away with the win.
Back-to-back threes from the Generals place some separation between them and the Blazers, 53-47, with a little over four minutes to go in the third quarter. EAC would continue pushing the pedal, and took advantage of careless CSB turnovers to extend its lead to 12, 66-54, entering the final quarter.
CSB tried to trim the deficit in the final quarter with a couple of Saavedra conversions, but the Generals had an answer for every time their opponents would get close.
With 1:40 remaining in the game, Aguilar converted a tough turn-around jumper to extend his club’s lead to 10, 80-70, and put down the Blazers for good.
The Generals improve to 1-0, and will look to make it two straight wins when they take on Arellano on July 7, Monday. St. Benilde, on the other hand, looks to avoid a losing streak when they battle JRU on the same day.
EAC raced off to an early lead, building a 16-8 lead towards the end of the first quarter. However, CSB used a couple of easy fastbreak opportunities to take the momentum and enter halftime with a two-point edge.
Scores:
EAC (81): Arquero 14, Tayongtong 14, Aguilar 13, Jamon 13, Happi 12, Serrano 11, King 2, Onwubere 2, Saludo 0
CSB (72): Saavedra 20, Romero 14, Grey 10, Sinco 7, Taha 7, Ongteco 6, Bartolo 5, Nayve 3, Jonson 0, Argamino 0, Deles 0
Quarter Scoring: 16-12, 33-35, 66-54, 81-72
San Sebastian pummels Jose Rizal University
In the second game of the afternoon, the San Sebastian Stags made it two wins in a row by defeating the Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers, 88-81, in a game where the victors led from start to finish.
San Sebastian came out of the gates guns ablaze and torched the hosts of this season’s NCAA games in the opening minutes, 24-7. The Stags’ lead would extend to as much as 20 in the first half before a late surge of momentum by JRU cut its opponents’ lead to 12 at the half.
CJ Perez led the assault for Baste, totaling 28 points and 10 rebounds. His tandem of three-pointers spearheaded another rally by his team in the third quarter, in which SSC-R went up by as much as 28.
However, JRU didn’t go down without a fight, and racked up 19 quick points to get within seven at one point in the final quarter. Nonetheless, a big shot from Dela Cruz and conversions from the charity stripe by Perez and company were enough to keep their opponents at bay.
Besides Perez, Guinto also had a productive showing for San Sebastian, registering 14 markers and 12 boards. Philip Paniamogan was JRU’s key performer, as he put up 21 points and four rebounds, while Bernabe Teodoro pitched in 17 markers off the bench.
Scores:
SSC-R (88): Perez 29, Guinto 14, Dela Cruz 13, Calisaan 10, Fabian 6, Yong 6, Balucanag 4, Ortuoste 4, Aquino 2, Alvarez 0, Pretta 0, Costelo 0, Santos 0, Mercado 0
JRU (81): Paniamogan 21, Teodoro 17, Asuncion 13, Abdul Wahab 10, Benavides 8, Mabulac 6, Manuel 4, Lasquety 2, Sanchez 0, Salaveria 0, Balagtas 0, Grospe 0
Quarter Scoring: 24-7, 45-33, 72-49, 88-81. – Rappler.com
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