LETRAN rallied past College of St. Benilde, 80-71, on Saturday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre for its maiden win in the Filoil EcoOil 17th ECJ Preseason Cup.
Jimboy Estrada pumped in 19 points and six rebounds and hit the midrange jumper that capped the Knights’ 12-2 blast down the stretch that sealed the Knights' first win in three tries under interim coach Allen Ricardo.
“Kailangan yung maturity namin during the game, ma-handle namin especially down the wire. Yun yung importante sa ngayong laro and thankful (kami) na-close namin yung game on a winning note,” said Ricardo, who led the Letran Squires to back-to-back titles before moving up to the seniors division.
Guadana leads Pirates
Pao Javillonar contributed 12 points and five rebounds while Kobe Monje and Deo Cuajo scored 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Allen Liwag had a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds, as Cajucom scored 13 markers for the debuting Blazers.
Earlier, Mac Guadaña’s hot shooting lifted Lyceum to a 94-89 breakthrough triumph over San Sebastian. The do-it-all guard finished with a stellar 29 points on 60 percent shooting from distance, along with eight assists, four rebounds, and three steals.
Gyle Montaño and John Barba also punched in 16 and 13 markers, respectively, for the Pirates who quelled a 22-point late push by the Stags. The Pirates stand at 1-2.
Rafael Are poured in 19 points on top of two rebounds and two steals in the Golden Stags’ first outing while Ralph Gabat and Tristan Felebrico added 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Meanwhile, Far Eastern University went on a 16-3 run down the stretch to eke out an 80-76 come-from-behind victory against the University of the East.
The rookie duo of Veejay Pre and Janrey Pasaol stepped up for the now 2-0 Tamaraws of rookie coach Sean Chambers after tallying 22 and 13 markers, respectively.
In another NCAA matchup, the University of Perpetual Help downed undermanned Mapua, 76-67, on the back of Mark Gojo Cruz’s 15-point performance.
Gojo Cruz also tallied four rebounds and four assists and was backed up by JP Boral, who chipped in 12 markers and two boards in the Altas’ 3-0 start to the preseason.
In the absence of NCAA Season 99 MVP Clint Escamis, John Jabonete stepped into the spotlight for the Cardinals (1-1) with 19 points and six rebounds.
Wello Lingolingo topscored with 18 points for the 1-1 Red Warriors.
The scores:
FIRST GAME
SAN SEBASTIAN 89 - Are 19, Gabat 12, Felebrico 10, Una 9, Escobido 9, Aguilar 8, Ronquillo 7, Pascual 6, Velasco 6, Lintol 3, Maliwat 0, Gabat 0, Ricio 0, Suico 0
LYCEUM 94 - Guadaña 29, Montaño 16, Barba 13, Peñafiel 12, Villegas 8, Lopez 6, Aviles 6, Versoza 4, Paulo 0, Lopez 0, Pallingayan 0, Caduyac 0, Moralejo 0, Garro 0, Dailog 0
QUARTERS: 22-12, 43-35, 71-54, 94-89
SECOND GAME
FEU 80 - Pre 22, Pasaol 13, Bautista 12, Konateh 11, Felipe 11, Bagunu 9, Gordon 2, Daa 0, Taboctaboc 0, Ona 0, Maglasang 0
UE 76 - Lingolingo 18, Momowei 13, Maga 12, Mulingtapang 8, Abate 6, Galang 5, Go 5, Spandonis 5, Cruz-Dumont 4, Robles 0, Mahilim 0
QUARTERS: 12-21, 38-48, 56-59, 80-76
THIRD GAME
PERPETUAL 76 - Gojo Cruz 15, Boral 12, Orgo 10, Pagaran 9, Montemayor 8, Abis 7, Pizarro 7, Nuñez 4, Sevilla 2, A. Manuel 2, Ayon 0, B. Manuel 0, Movida 0, Gelsano 0, Cauguiran 0
MAPUA 67 - Jabonete 19, Hubilla 13, Cuenco 10, Bancale 9, Igliane 7, Mangubat 6, Abdulla 2, Concepcion 1, Fermin 0, Agemenyi 0
QUARTERS: 19-26, 38-38, 57-49, 76-67
FOURTH GAME
LETRAN 80 - Estrada 19, Javillonar 12, Monje 12, Cuajao 11, Dimaano 6, Go 5, Bojorcelo 5, Baliling 5, Garupil 0, Montecillo 0, Pradela 0, Tangkay 0, Ariar 0
BENILDE 71 - Liwag 14, Cajucom 13, Cometa 10, Ancheta 8, Eusebio 6, Sangco 4, Ynot 4, Torres 3, Morales 3, Victoria 2, Ondoa 2, Galas 2, Turco 0, Serrano 0, Oli 0
QUARTERS: 19-19, 40-49, 60-62, 80-71
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