28 September 2018
By Maxine Louise Lagman
Manila, Philippines – Colegio de San Juan de Letran banked on their veteran players to defeat Jose Rizal University anew, 89-79 on Friday in the NCAA Season 94 men’s basketball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan.
Nico Galvelo paved the way for Letran along with team captain Bong Quinto to claim another win for third place in the tournament with a 10-4 win-loss record.
They pulled away from fourth placer University of Perpetual Help (9-5) and now fifth placer College of St. Benilde (8-6).
However, they still have a long way to go before the Final Four berth as they will face No. 1 seed Lyceum of the Philippines University and the gritty College of San Sebastian-Recoletos next week.
Letran was all out in the game, exploding 35 points in the second quarter alone that gave them a big advantage coming into the second half. They never looked back since then.
Galvelo had 16 points, four of which came from a sharp-shooting triples, while Quinto had a double-double record of 14 markers and 12 boards on top of four assists.
JP Calvo chipped in 13 points, six dimes and four rebounds.
Jed Menoza led the Heavy Bombers with a game-high 25 points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals, but it was still not enough to lift JRU from dropping to a 2-13 slate.
BOX SCORES
LETRAN 89 – Galvelo 16, Quinto 14, Calvo 13, Muyang 11, Taladua 11, Fajarito 8, Ambohot 7, Yu 5, Celis 2, Mandreza 2, Agbong 0, Balagasay 0
JRU 79 – Mendoza 25, Dela Virgen 16, Esguerra 11, Aguilar 9, Silvarez 7, Mallari 4, Santos 4, Estrella 3, David 0, Padua 0, Doromal 0, Dela Rosa 0
QUARTER SCORES: 22-19, 57-38, 73-54, 89-79
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