Lions stall Bulldogs; Green Archers ground Falcons
By Romina Austria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:59:00 05/29/2008
GAMES WEDNESDAY (The Arena, San Juan)
2 p.m.-FEU vs UE
4 p.m.-SBC vs SSC
6 p.m.-CSB vs Adamson MANILA, Philippines—Unbeaten San Beda College stalled the quarterfinal bid of National University with a 79-71 victory Wednesday in the 2nd Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Invitational Cup at The Arena in San Juan City. JR Tecson sank two triples in the final 40 seconds to seal the Red Lions' sixth straight win in Group B. The NU Bulldogs, who led 69-68 on a Raymund Aguilar basket with 4:33 remaining, will play the University of the Philippines Maroons next week. If they win, they will tie the Jose Rizal University Bombers at 3-4. The quotient system will then be used to determine who will join University of the East, Adamson University and Ateneo de Manila University in the Group A quarterfinals. Ogie Menor and Pong Escobal finished with 18 and 13 points, respectively, to lead San Beda, the only unbeaten squad in the tournament. Tecson finished with eight points. Jessie Garcia poured in a game-high 27 markers for NU while Aguilar chipped in 17. In the second game, Rico Maierhofer and JV Casio stepped up in overtime as De La Salle University outlasted Adamson, 68-63. The La Salle Green Archers, who have earlier qualified to the Group B quarterfinals along with the Red Lions and the Far Eastern University Tamaraws, moved up to second place at 5-1. The Adamson Falcons dropped into a tie for second with the Ateneo Blue Eagles at 4-2 in Group A. Maierhofer, who paced La Salle with 17, tossed in eight points in the extension, including a short jumper in the dying seconds for a 67-63 spread. Earlier, Adamson's Jerick Cañada split his charities to move the Falcons within 63-65. The Scores: First Game SAN BEDA 79 – Menor 18, Escobal 13, Ekwe 11, Gamalinda 9, Tecson 8, Lanete 7, Marcelo 6, Pascual 4, Taupa 2, Taganas 1.
NU 71 – Garcias 27, Aguilar 14, Ponferrada 7, Berry 7, Dela Cruz 6, Luy 4, Catamora 4, Jhanke 2.
Quarters:22-22, 42-36, 62-57, 79-71. Second Game LA SALLE 68 – Maierhofer 17, Casio 14, Barua 8, Walsham 6, Mangahas 5, Revilla 4, Villanueva 3, Ferdinand 2, Malabes 1.
ADAMSON 63 – Santos 13, Galinato 10, Alvarez 9, Margallo 6, Canada 5, Gorospe 4, Colina 3, Lozada 1.
Quarters: 19-20, 35-32, 45-46, 56-56, 68-63 (OT) ==================================================
Per Manila Bulletin San Beda keeps win streak
Ogie Menor and Pong Escobal finished with 18 and 13 points to lead the scoring parade for San Beda, but it was JR Tecson who stood out in the end as the Red Lions turned back National University, 79-71, yesterday in the 2nd Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Invitational Cup at The Arena in San Juan.
Tecson, who only had eight points in the contest, scored two huge treys in the final 40 seconds to key San Beda’s escape against a surprisingly tough Bulldogs squad, and clinch its sixth straight win in the tournament backed by Total Metro Oil, Canopy Homes, Flying V Biodiesel Premium, Smart, Boysen, Bayo, Metathione, Padi’s Point, CDO, Reyes Barbecue, Burlington, Tanduay, Chowking, Ecology Marine Transport Specialist, Inc., Diamond Purified Drinking Water, official ball Nike and official after sportswear Happy Feet. The Bulldogs, who were led by Jessie Garcias game-high 27 points, fell to 2-4 and need to win their last game in the eliminations to forge a tie with Jose Rizal University for the no. 4 spot. The Bulldogs, who forced a 22-22 tie after the first quarter, played tough throughout and kept pace with the Lions and even threatened to within 45-49 midway on a trey from Jessie Garcias. Raymund Aguilar had also 17 points for NU. The Bulldogs, perhaps playing their best game in the tournament, even took the lead, 69-68, on a jumper from Aguilar, with 4:33 remaining. Rico Maierhofer and JV Casio stepped up bigtime in overtime as De La Salle University outsteadied Adamson University, 68-63 in the second game. Maierhofer, who led La Salle with 17, tossed in eight points in the extension, including a short jumper in the dying seconds for a 67-63 spread after Adamson’s Jerick Cañada split his charities on the other end to put the Falcons to within two, 63-65. Casio had earlier scored two to make it a 65-62 count with 34.6 seconds to go, before Canada split his charities. Maierhofer actually got La Salle’s offensive going starting the extension off a jumper for a 59-56 lead, after Malabes split his charities fo a 57-56 count. Regulation ended at 56-all. Casio added 14 for La Salle, while PJ Barua had eight. Allan Santos led Adamson with 13. With the win, La Salle improved to 5-1, while Adamson dropped to 4-2 in a tie with Ateneo in Group A. |
