20 July 2018
By Maxine Louise Lagman
Manila, Philippines – Lyceum of the Philippines University stays atop the NCAA Season 94 senior’s basketball tournament after trampling over defenseless Jose Rizal University, 88-56, Friday at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan.
The Heavy Bombers managed to keep up in the first quarter, 21-16, but it all spiraled downwards coming into the second period of the game when the Pirates took a ginormous 24-7 run.
Runner-up Lyceum took no mercy against the hapless JRU as they led by as much as 36 points in the third quarter, 71-35 and never looked back.
Pirates’ solid defense forced the Heavy Bombers to commit 34 turnovers, from which Lyceum made 30 points.
Mike Nzeusseu led the Pirates with a double-double record of 21 points and 10 rebounds, while MVP and crowd-favorite CJ Perez finished with 12 points, four boards, five assists and a block.
Meanwhile, Jed Mendoza had 14 points for the Heavy Bombers and Mark Mallari chipped in 10 points in the losing effort.
Lyceum is now up the standings with a 3-0 win-loss record, while JRU was handed their second straight loss in the season.
The Scores:
LPU 88 – Nzeusseu 21, Perez 12, Marcelino JC 12, Cinco 11, Yong 6, Ibanez 5, Marcelino JV 4, Valdez 4, Ayaay 3, Pretta 3, Santos 2, Lumbao 2, Serrano 2, Caduyac 1, Tansingco.
JRU 56 – Mendoza 14, Mallari 10, DelaVirgen 7, Padua 6, Miranda 5, David 5, Esguerra 4, Bordon 4, Estrella 1, Dela Rosa 0, Silvarez 0, Aguilar 0, Santos 0, Ramos 0, Dormal 0.
Quarter Scores: 21-16, 45-23, 71-39, 88-56.
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