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| Jeron Teng and La Salle has reduced UST into target practice. |
By Ricky Manliguis
PASAY CITY— "The House of Mayhem" has
claimed its third victim.
De La Salle waxed hot from both ends
as it hammered out a 100-62 shellacking over University of Santo Tomas for its
third consecutive win in the UAAP Season 79 men’s basketball tournament at the
Mall of Asia Arena.
The Taft-based ballclub converted the
Tigers’ 40 turnovers to 34 points, while blowing the game wide open with a 33-9
third-quarter assault for an insurmountable 73-49 lead after three quarters.
The victory enabled the pre-tournament
favorites to take solo top spot in the standings with an immaculate 3-0 record.
Player of the Week Ben Mbala
muscled his way as the Cameroonian fashioned another double-double effort of 18
points and 16 rebounds, while Jeron Teng contributed 13 points, five rebounds,
two assists, and two steals.
Thomas Torres and Abu Tratter were the
other double-digit contributors with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
La Salle won the rebounding battle,
59-41, 26 coming from the offensive glass. It also had a plus-26 point
advantage in second chance points.
For the
Tigers, it was the team’s worst defeat since Ateneo gave them a sound 114-78
spanking on Aug. 6, 2006.
Renzo Subido
led the way for the España dribblers with 18 points, while Jamil Sherrif had
11. This season’s hosts dropped to a 1-2 win-loss card, tying defending
champions FEU Tamaraws.
The Scores:
La Salle 100 – Mbala 18, Teng 13, Torres 11, Tratter 10, Melecio 8, Montalbo 8, Sargent 7, Go 7, Rivero R 5, Caracut 5, Rivero P 3, Paraiso 3, Baltazar 2, Dyke 0
UST 62 – Subido 18, Sheriff 11, Faundo 5, Vigil 5, Basibas 5, Afoakwah 4, Lao 4, Macasaet 3, Bonleon 3, Caunan 2, Huang 2, De Guzman 0, Lee 0, Arana 0
Quarterscores:
23-19, 44-35, 73-49, 100-62La Salle 100 – Mbala 18, Teng 13, Torres 11, Tratter 10, Melecio 8, Montalbo 8, Sargent 7, Go 7, Rivero R 5, Caracut 5, Rivero P 3, Paraiso 3, Baltazar 2, Dyke 0
UST 62 – Subido 18, Sheriff 11, Faundo 5, Vigil 5, Basibas 5, Afoakwah 4, Lao 4, Macasaet 3, Bonleon 3, Caunan 2, Huang 2, De Guzman 0, Lee 0, Arana 0
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