6 September 2018
By Maxine Louise Lagman
Manila, Philippines – Colegio de San Juan de Letran claimed a 99-82 win over Arellano University, Thursday, opening the second round of the NCAA Season 94 men’s basketball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan.
Letran dedicated their win to teammate Jerrick Balanza, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor on his temporal lobe.
Despite Balanza’s absence, Bong Quinto, JP Calvo and Larry Muyang took turns to lead the Knights to their seventh victory in 10 outings as they now tied with College of St. Benilde in third place.
The Knights were hot on their heels from the get go and did not allow the Chiefs to turn the game in their favor.
Quinto was shy from a triple-double record with 26 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds, while Muyang chipped in 23 points and seven boards.
Calvo added 20 markers and five assists for the win.
On the other hand, Michael Canete and Archie Concepcion had 17 points each as the Chiefs dropped to a 4-6 slate, sixth seed in the tournament.
The Scores:
Letran 99 – Quinto 26, Muyang 23, Calvo 20, Batiller 11, Fajarito 9, Ambohot 5, Taladua 4, Agbong 1, Banez 0, Celis 0, Mandreza 0, Pambid 0, Yu 0.
Arellano 82 – Canete 17, Concepcion 17, Alban 12, Alcoriza 12, Villoria 10, Dela Cruz 8, Segura 4, Sera Josef 2, Bayla 0, Codinera 0, Ongolo Ongolo 0, Sacramento 0, Santos 0.
Quarters: 22-17, 44-44, 65-58, 99-82.
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