LETRAN continued its unbeaten run in the 2019 Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup, turning back National University, 76-68, on Sunday at Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
King Caralipio bannered the Knights' all-out attack with 12 points and eight rebounds, while Renato Ular got 10 points and six boards.
Larry Muyang chipped in eight points and nine boards, Tommy Olivario added nine points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals, while Jap Pambid scored eight.
Letran hiked its record to 3-0 to seize the lead in Group B.
"Masaya kami kasi worth it ang mga practice na sinacrifice namin. Sinusuklian naman kami ng panalo," said coach Bonnie Tan as the Knights survived the absence of Jerrick Balanza, who is nursing a strained left knee.
NU got to within five, 71-66, before Olivario and Caralipio put on the finishing touches, with the Knights' defense keeping the Bulldogs in check late.
Senegalese big man Issa Gaye paced NU with 14 points and eight rebounds, as Shaun Ildefonso also scored 14 in the squad's debut in the summer tourney.
The scores:
Letran 76 - Caralipio 12, Ular 10, Olivario 9, Muyang 8, Pambid 8, Reyson 6, Ambohot 5, Mina 5, Balagasay 5, Yu 4, Sangalang 4.
NU 69 - Gaye 14, S. Ildefonso 14, D. Ildefonso 8, Minerva 8, Mosqueda 5, Clemente 4, Tibayan 4, Galinato 4, Gallego 4, Oczon 2, Abatayo 2, Diputado 0, Chatman 0, Salim 0, Rangel 0, Yu 0, Mangayao 0, Sinclair 0, Gonzalez 0.
Quarterscores: 15-15; 31-34; 52-53; 76-69.
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