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| Renzo Abiera had himself an afternoon to remember for Arellano. NCAA |
MANILA––Arellano banked on its solid defense and a spectacular performance from Renzo Abiera to post an 82-66 beatdown against San Sebastian for its first NCAA men's basketball win on Tuesday at the Playtime FilOil Centre in San Juan City.
Coming close to surprising defending champions Mapua Cardinals on Saturday, the Chiefs picked up from where they left off, stifling the Golden Stags in the second and fourth quarters to pull away while Abiera was unstoppable on offense.
Up by only one, 23-22, as the first quarter ended, Arellano outscored Baste, 25-14, in the second to open a 48-36 halftime lead.
While the Golden Stags seemed to have recovered in the third quarter, the Chiefs held them to only nine points in the fourth to complete the rout.
Abiera finished 8-for-8 from the field to lead Arellano, now 1-1 in Group A, with 19 points alongside two rebounds, one assist, and one block.
Maverick Vinoya and Anjord Cabotaje each added 15 markers.
Ian Cuajao and Christian Ricio both had 12 points each off the bench, while Jhuniel Dela Rama put up 10 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, and two steals for San Sebastian, which dropped to 0-2.
The scores:
ARELLANO 82 – Abiera 19, Vinoya 15, Cabotaje 15, Valencia 8, Geronimo 8, Libang 5, Borromeo 4, Hernal 3, Langit 3, Camay 1, Buenaventura 1, Anama 0, Miller 0, Demetria 0, Espiritu 0
SAN SEBASTIAN 66 РCuajao 12, Ricio 12, Dela Rama 10, Felebrico 8, Lumanag 8, Gabat 7, Are 5, Nepacena 2, Dimaunahan 2, Castor 0, Cabilla 0, Gomez de Lia̱o 0, Velasco 0
Quarterscores: 23-22, 48-36, 65-57, 82-66
