Undermanned Mapua put a dent on Lyceum's Final Four hopes after hacking out a 76-65 NCAA win at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan City.
Playing with only eight men, the Cardinals pulled away for good in the fourth quarter as C.J. Isit nailed back-to-back triples that put them up by ten points, 65-55, and never looked back.
Isit and Leo Gabo each scored 17 points to lead Mapua, who won back-to-back games for the first time since 2012.
Guy Mbida led Lyceum, which further slipped from the Final Four race with its fourth straight loss, with 13 markers.
Box Scores:
Mapua 76–Isit 17, Gabo 17, Eriobu 12, Biteng 11, Cantos 8, Estrella 7, Saitanan 4, Villasenor 0
Lyceum 65–Mbida 13, Maconocido 12, Gabayni 9, Zamora 9, Soliman 8, Bulawan 6, Taladua 5, Malabanan 2, Lesmoras 1, Elmejrab 0, Pamulaklakin 0
Quarterscores: 15-15, 29-29, 54-49, 76-65
Box Scores:
Mapua 76–Isit 17, Gabo 17, Eriobu 12, Biteng 11, Cantos 8, Estrella 7, Saitanan 4, Villasenor 0
Lyceum 65–Mbida 13, Maconocido 12, Gabayni 9, Zamora 9, Soliman 8, Bulawan 6, Taladua 5, Malabanan 2, Lesmoras 1, Elmejrab 0, Pamulaklakin 0
Quarterscores: 15-15, 29-29, 54-49, 76-65
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