12 September 2019
By Maxine Louise Lagman
MANILA, Philippines – Lyceum of the Philippines took a convincing win over University of Perpetual Help once again, 89-74, to claim solo second in the NCAA Season 95 men’s basketball tournament on Thursday at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan.
With the win, the Pirates improved to an 8-3 win-loss record behind defending champion San Beda Red Lions, 10-0, as both teams brace for a possible third consecutive championship clash.
The Pirates had a hard time shaking off the Altas in the first half, settling instead with a one-point lead, 40-39.
However, last year’s runner-up went in for a 26-14 blast in the third quarter to get away from Perpetual.
The Altas threatened as Rey Peralta and Ben Adamos combined for back-to-back baskets in the fourth period, inching within 10, 75-65, six minutes left in the game.
But, the Marcelino twins and Raymar Caduyac still got some tricks up their sleeves and combined for another 10-0 blast that gave them an 85-65 advantage, four minutes left. Perpetual went in for a 9-4 run, but it was not enough to defeat Lyceum.
JC Marcelino finished with 21 points and eight rebounds, while Mike Nzeusseu had 21 markers and five boards. Caduyac flirted with a double-double record with 11 points and nine rebounds.
For the Altas, Peralta led them with 20 points, while Adamos added 15 markers in the losing effort as they dropped to a 3-7 slate in the tournament.
The Scores:
LPU 89 – Marcelino JC 21, Nzeusseu 21, Caduyac 11, Marcelino JV 10, David 5, Guinto 4, Ibanez 3, Navarro 3, Tansingco 3, Pretta 2, Remulla 2, Santos 2, Valdez 2, Laurente 0, Yong 0
PERPETUAL 74 – Peralta 20, Adamos 15, Razon 12, Aurin 9, Charcos 4, Martel 4, Sevilla 4, Barasi 2, Cuevas 2, Tamayo 2, Lanoy 0
Quarter scores: 22-22, 40-39, 66-53, 89-74.
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