ED Daquioag scored 16 points, Kent Lao added 15, and University of Santo Tomas defeated Lyceum, 72-66, on Wednesday in the Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup.
Mario Bonleon had eight points and seven assists, while Christian Kakonda grabbed 12 rebounds for the Tigers, who evened their win-loss record to 3-3.
Guy Mbida scored 21 points for the Pirates, who suffered their fifth loss in six games.
The scores:
UST (72)—Daquiaog 16, Lao 15, Bonleon 8, Kakonda 8, Ferrer 7, Magno 5, Lee 4, Sheriff 3, Huang 2, Faundo 2, Caunan 2, Santos 0, Garrido 0.
Lyceum (66)—Mbida 21, Baltazar 13, Bulawan 11, Alanes 7, Soliman 4, Marata 4, Taladua 2, Ayaay 2, Malabanan 2, Sunga 0, Magbuhos 0, Lacastesantos 0, Elmejrab 0.
Quarterscores: 25-17; 38-33; 59-48; 72-66.