AFTER absorbing a close loss at the hands of Arellano a few days back, College of St. Benilde vented its ire on San Sebastian in the NCAA Season 101 men’s basketball tournament.
The Blazers took out their frustrations on the Golden Stags all the way to an 82-64 blowout win at Playtime Filoil Centre on Wednesday.
“We talked about wanting to bounce back and finding our confidence because we haven’t been playing good basketball all season long,” coach Charles Tiu bared.
“They kind of woke up [today] and got the job done.”
After ending the first salvo with a five-point advantage, 19-14, Benilde shifted to another gear in the second quarter to send the Baste packing with a 1-6 record in Group A.
The Blazers opened the second frame with a 17-7 run which ultimately put San Sebastian in a deep 36-21 hole that it never recovered from. By the time the intermission came around, the former held a commanding 42-24 lead.
Benilde improved to 4-2 in the Group B standings with a chokehold on the second seed just below San Beda (4-1) and above Letran (4-3), much thanks to the returning Allen Liwag.
Liwag, who was under the weather with dengue for a number of game days, returned with a bang, finishing with 19 points and seven rebounds. Justine Sanchez had himself a double-double in the dub with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Jhuniel Dela Rama had himself another dominant game in the paint with a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds, but to no avail, as the Golden Stags crash to the fifth seed of Group A.
The Scores:
BENILDE 82 – Liwag 19, Sanchez 16, Oli 10, Morales 9, Gonzaga 6, Torres 4, Umali 3, Gaspay 3, Daja 3, Celis 3, Ynot 2, Moore 2, Cometa 2, Ancheta 0, Galas 0
SAN SEBASTIAN 64 – Dela Rama 20, Felebrico 12, Gabat 9, Ricio 9, Velasco 7, Cuajao 3, Lumanag 2, Nepacena 2, Castor 0, Dimaunahan 0, Segovia 0, Gomez De Liaño 0
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