By Ricky Manliguis
SAN JUAN—San Beda forced a play-off for the top spot as it
pulled off an emphatic 91-81 win over Arellano in the final game of the
elimination round of Season 92 of the NCAA Friday at the FiOIl Flying V Centre.
Behind the troika of Javee Mocon, Davon Potts,and AC
Soberano, the Mendiola-based dribblers built a commanding 75-62 lead after
three quarters, while its menacing
defence shackled ace point guard Jio
Jalalon all game long as the team tied its
victims with an identical 14-4 win-loss record.
This means there will be a play-off for the top seed, set to
be played on Tuesday at 4pm.
Mocon issued a double-double of 19 points and 15 rebounds,
Potts added 18, while the hot-shooting
Soberano scored 15 on 4-for-7 from downtown.
The Chiefs made a final push behind Jalalon, Zach Nicholls,and
Kent Salado to trim the gap to 81-76, before Ben Adamos put the icing on the
cake with a breakaway slammer, 16.4 ticks remaining.
Adamos finished with 12 points and seven rebounds.
Jalalon struggled offensively, scoring just 5-of-22 from the
field for 14 points. He also grabbed eight rebounds, issued eight assists, and
had a steal in 31 minutes of action.
Salado and Lervin Flores both chipped in 13 markers, while
Donald Gumaru and Nicholls registered 11 and 10, respectively.
The scores:
San Beda 91 – Mocon 19, Potts 18,
Soberano 15, Adamos 12, Bolick 7, Tongco 7, Sara 3, Noah 3, Presbitero 3,
Oftana 2, Bahio 2, Bonsubre 0, Carlos 0, Navarro 0
Arellano 81 – Jalalon 14, Salado
13, Flores 13, Gumaru 11, Nicholls 10, Meca 7, Cadavis 6, Enriquez 3, Holts 2,
Canete 2, Villoria 0, Aguilar 0, Zamora 0
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