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| James Payosing fired a season-high 18 points for San Beda. NCAA |
MANILA––James Payosing played his best game so far this NCAA season as he led San Beda to an 83-70 win against Jose Rizal University on Tuesday at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City.
Coming off the bench, Payosing, the Season 99 Finals MVP, provided the needed energy for the Red Lions, who returned to action after a nine-day break, to cruise past the Heavy Bombers, tallying a season-high 18 points, two shy of his career-high, six rebounds, three assists, one steal, and one block.
Jomel Puno added 17 points, 12 rebounds, one assist, and one block for San Beda, which strengthened its hold of third place at 9-5.
Shawn Argente led JRU, which dropped to a tie with San Sebastian at the bottom of the standings at 4-10, with 16 points, two rebounds, and three assists.
The Heavy Bombers still led, 18-17, after the first quarter, but the Red Lions went on a 29-13 second quarter to pull away for good.
The scores:
SAN BEDA 83 – Payosing 18, Puno 17, Tagle 9, Calimag 8, Royo 7, Estacio 5, Bonzalida 5, Andrada 5, Celzo 5, Songcuya 2, Culdora 2, Jalbuena 0
JRU 70 – Argente 16, Guiab 13, Raymundo 9, Bernardo 8, Panapanaan 6, De Leon 4, Sarmiento 4, Barrera 4, Ramos 2, Medina 2, De Jesus 2, Mosqueda 0, Pangilinan 0, Lozano 0
Quarterscores: 17-18, 46-31, 69-53, 83-70
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