UNIVERSITY of the East put on an explosive fourth-quarter show to beat Ateneo Team B, 84-61, and take the solo lead in the PG Flex Linoleum-UCBL Invitational Tournament on Wednesday at the SGS Gym in Quezon City.
Protecting a slim 54-46 lead at the end of the third quarter, the Warriors, starring Jack Cruz-Dumont, Keian Spandonis and John Alcantara, came through with several offensive spurts to rip the game wide open en route to their second straight win in the seven-team preseason tournament.
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Cruz-Dumont topscored for the Warriors with 21 points on top of 8 rebounds and 2 assists while Spandonis had 15 points in just 12 minutes of play.
The Eagles, who slipped to 1-1, were paced by God’slove Nwabude with 13 points, 15 boards and 5 assists. Ateneo Team A is currently training abroad.
In Tuesday’s game, San Sebastian nailed its second win in three games with a 95-79 drubbing of Olivarez College.
Led by Reggz Albert Gabat, the Stags dominated the Sea Lions from the start to get back on the winning tract following a stinging 71-68 defeat to Ateneo last Friday.
Shooting 8-of-12 from the field, Gabat finished with 21 points apart from grabbing 4 boards in a little over 21 minutes of play for the Stags, who also drew 14 and 11 points from Rafael Are and Alex Desoyo, respectively.
Hanz Gequillana led Olivarez with 19 points.
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