PCCL: Teng leads La Salle past San Beda

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PCCL: Teng leads La Salle past San Beda
Jeron Teng finishes with near double-double, 20 points and 9 rebounds, to lead the Green Archers over the Red Lions

MANILA, Philippines – The De La Salle Green Archers remained unbeaten in the Elite Eight round of the 2014 Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) by defeating the San Beda Red Lions, 61-56, on Friday afternoon, November 21, at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.

Jeron Teng finished with a near double-double by putting up 20 points (on 8-of-16 shooting) and 9 rebounds, while also dishing out 3 assists and blocking 3 shots.

Incoming Green Archer rookie Ben Mbala had a productive game by outplaying San Beda’s Ola Adeogun, and finishing with 9 points, 14 rebounds, and 2 blocks.

La Salle’s headstrong defense was in full display in the third quarter, where the Red Lions made only 1 out of their 16 field goal attempts. San Beda tried utilizing the pick-and-roll on consecutive plays, but the Green Archers kept going under the screens, daring their opponents to convert shots from outside.

The gamble paid off for Coach Juno Sauler and his team, who were up 51-37 entering the fourth quarter following their opponents’ five-point third period outing.

The Red Lions, however, didn’t easily give in as they managed to force 4 straight DLSU turnovers to open the final quarter. The result was a 6-0 run for the five-time defending NCAA champions, trimming the deficit to eight, 51-43.

Both teams exchanged baskets over the next few minutes. After the Red Lions cut the Green Archers’ lead to five with under two minutes to go, a basket by Mbala over Adeogun put his team back on top 58-51.

A few plays later, Mbala won a jump ball over Adeogun and was able to pass the ball right away to a leaking Prince Rivero, who converted a wide-open layup on the break to seal the victory for his team, 60-52 with 1:40 to go.

Baser Amer led San Beda with 14 points and 6 rebounds, but shot just 4-of-17 from the field. Adeogun put up 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Art Dela Cruz registered 8 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.

DLSU shot 36% from the floor while limiting SBC to just 28% shooting. Both teams combined to shoot just 1-of-28 from 3-point range, with Thomas Torres being the lone player to convert a shot from downtown.

Torres finished with 9 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rivero pitched in as well with 7 points and 9 boards.

The Green Archers played without Jason Perkins, Julian Sargent, and Arnold Van Opstal, all of whom aren’t in the lineup for this year’s PCCL tourney. Almond Vosotros and Norbert Torres were unable to suit up as well.

Anthony and David Semerad and Kyle Pascual missed action for San Beda due to their commitments in the PBA.

La Salle, now 3-0, will look to sweep the Elite Eight round when they take on the team that eliminated them in the latest UAAP men’s basketball tournament, the FEU Tamaraws, on Monday, November 24.

San Beda, 1-1, will aim to bounce back on the same day against the NU Bulldogs in a matchup between UAAP and NCAA champions.

Scores:

DLSU (61): Teng 20, Torres 9, Mbala 9, Rivero 7, Tratter 5, Pascual 3, Bolick 2, Montalbo 2, Salem 2, Muyang 2, Mustre 0

SBC (56): Amer 14, Adeogun 11, Tankoua 9, Dela Cruz 8, Mendoza 8, Koga 4, Soberano 2, Sara 0, Tongco 0, Abatayo 0, Presbitero 0, Mocon 0

Quarter Scores: 15-20, 32-32, 51-37, 61-56

– Rappler.com

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