San Beda plays catch-up with Perpetual Help on top of NCAA standings

Nissi Icasiano

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San Beda plays catch-up with Perpetual Help on top of NCAA standings
San Beda College looks to catch up with University of Perpetual Help System Dalta on top of the team standings after the Altas captured solo lead

MANILA, Philippines – San Beda College looks to catch up with University of Perpetual Help System Dalta on top of the team standings after the Altas captured solo lead in the ongoing NCAA Season 91 men’s basketball tournament, 

The Aric Del Rosario-mentored Altas pulled off a come-from-behind performance to topple the Mapua Cardinals, 82-79, to have the No.1 spot, putting San Beda and Colegio de San Juan de Letran at second place.

Meanwhile, Jamike Jarin’s Red Lions aim to make it three in a row as the Mendiola-based squadron meets San Sebastian College-Recoletos on Thursday, July 9 at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan City.

Seeking their sixth-consecutive NCAA basketball title, the red-and-white troop spearheaded their campaign with two-straight impressive wins over the likes of Mapua Institute of Technology and Emilio Aguinaldo College.

Art Dela Cruz led an undermanned Red Lions against the Mapua Cardinals on opening day to banner a 102-89 triumph and finished with 27 points, 17 rebounds and six assists, while San Beda’s second stringers came up with a huge second-quarter run en route to a 108-80 victory versus the EAC Generals last July 2.

In the game with EAC, Jarin was expected to field Nigerian center Ola Adeogun, who already had the clearance to play, but the biggest surprise was when he pulled veteran playmaker Baser Amer off the bench.

Amer, the six-foot point guard from Davao, was originally set to miss two to three weeks due to a shoulder injury that he sustained during the recently-concluded Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

The reliable court general only strutted his wares for 12 minutes and scored just three points.

According to Jarin, Amer insisted that he wanted to suit up for the Red Lions when they squared off with the Generals last week as his health condition was at 70 percent.

“I guess, from the way things are going, he is at 70 percent. With the way he is moving, 70 percent,” he said. “We had the go-signal. I was looking at him and communicating at me, and he says he is alright.”

With Amer and Adeogun back in San Beda’s dreaded frontline unit, it presents as a bad news to San Sebastian as the Golden Stags are still in the hunt for their first win in the tourney.

The Rodney Santos-coached Golden Stags succumbed to Mapua’s fourth-quarter rally, 88-86, on the same day that San Beda won against EAC.

Despite the disappointing setback, Jamil Ortuoste shined for San Sebastian with 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. – Rappler.com

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