BY GWEN BERGADO
A REDEMPTION seeking Perpetual side took its second-straight win in the NCAA Season 100 Juniors Basketball tournament after outlasting La Salle-Greenhills, 92-88 on Wednesday in the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
The Junior Altas nearly lost a 16-point lead after posting a 79-63 lead early in the fourth, but hung tough in the end to stay unbeaten after two games in the tournament,
Jericho Cristino led the way for Perpetual with 21 points and nine rebounds while Jan Roluna added 16 points, seven rebounds and five steals.
LeBron Jhames Daep, last year’s mythical team member, added a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds.
LSGH, led by Guillian Quines with 22 points and seven rebounds, slid to 1-1 in the standings.
San Beda also stayed unbeaten in the tournament after locking down defensively in the secon half to beat San Sebastian, 69-64.
Andrei Ugaddan and MJ Vailoces ruled over the glass in this game as they both notched double-doubles, with Ugaddan scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 boards while Valioces coralled 13 rebounds to go along with his 11 points.
Laurence Batongbakal chipped in 11.
Del Poso, Red Robins shock Letran Squires in OT
Meanwhile, Ruzzel del Poso exploded for 31 points as Mapua shocked the three-peat seeking Letran, 81-73 in overtime.
Sean Salvador added 15 points and 10 boards to backstop del Poso. Daniel Padilla and Syrex Silorio’s 18 and 17 markers weren’t enough to save coach Willie Miller from his first loss as the Squires’ mentor.
Bouncing back from their opening day loss are Jose Rizal University and EAC-IAC.
James Almario fronted the Light Bombers’ fight with 16 points laced with six rebounds and five assists alongside Lee Marin and AJ Lacusong drained 12 points apiece as they held off Lyceum, 67-64.
Kelly Coronel finished with 25 points and seven rebounds in their emphatic 87-71 victory against Arellano. He was backed by EJ Castillo's 16 and Ian Cuajao's double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds.
The 1-1 Braves were led by Sean Franco who registered 17 markers on top of eight boards, while the still winless Junior Pirates were paced by Lamarcus Pelayo who dished out 28 points, seven rebounds.
First game
JRU 67 - Almario 16, Marin 12, Lacusong 12, Taparan 8, Callueng 5, Castillo 4, To 3, Ferrer 3, Abequibel 2, Pinzon 2, Tolworthy 0, Satparam 0, Quillban 0.
LYCEUM 64 - Pelayo 28, Dag-um 12, Julio 9, Creus 5, Panerio 4, Abrantes 4, Conde 1, Pena 1, Poli 0, Mercado 0, Enguio 0, Melchor 0.
Quarters 18-18, 38-44, 53-52, 67-64
Second game
MAPUA 81— Del Poso 31, Salvador 15, Duque 11, Reyes 7, Laurenaria 6, Catapang 4, Bagro 2, Banal 2, Rodriguez 2, Dimafelix 1, Miranda 0, Tagocon 0, Loriaga 0, Coronel 0, Bernabe 0
LETRAN 73— Padilla 18, Silorio 17, Cruz 11, Dela Rama 8, Reyes 6, Cargo 4, Hugo 3, Valdeavilla 2, Villanueva 2, Quijada 1, Alforque 1, Quinones 0, Lumague 0, Magcale 0
Quarters: 21-17, 30-45, 49-58, 68-68, 81-73
Third game
PERPETUAL 92— Cristino 21, Roluna 16, Daep 14, Corpuz 10, Callangan 9, Pagulayan 8, Borja 6, Rosales 5, Baldoria 2, Tabbuan 1, Zanoria 0, Velasquez 0
LSGH 88— Quines 22, Ortega 17, Podador 16, Gomez 14, Yutuc 5, Ison 4, Osis 4, Sharma 4, Peralta 2, Abad 0, Gonzales 0, Torres 0
Quarters: 21-20, 44-36, 77-63, 92-88
Fourth game
EAC 87— Coronel 25, Castillo 16, Cuajao 14, Luna 10, Lanceta 6, Campana 5, Lumbo 5, Tecson 4, Iraham 2, Bonus 0, Canonigo 0, Asay 0, Muhammilhalil 0, Bautista 0, Razo 0
ARELLANO 71— Franco 17, Baluyot 13, Manansala 10, Ladica 10, Mendoza 8, Yusi 5, Aurita 3, Dy 2, Guiral 2, Vergara 1, Pascual 0, Tagorda 0, Pillas 0, Distrito 0, Pangilinan 0
Quarters: 24-21, 48-36, 74-54, 87-71
Fifth game
SAN BEDA 69— Ugaddan 15, Batongbakal 13, Vailoces 11, Dollente 9, Medroso 9, Winters 4, San Juan 3, Reroma 3, Wagan 2, Mondigo 0, Feliciano 0, Garcia 0
SAN SEBASTIAN 64— Penaverde 12, Jimenez 12, Herrera 10, Rosales 9, Marasigan 7, Velasquez 6, Ynot 2, Victoria 2, Bautista 2, Casan 2, Santos 0, Apostol 0, Gunting 0, Melano 0
Quarters: 25-22, 35-42, 53-50, 69-64
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