Vince Cunanan (left) sneaks in two factors for the Pirates. DELA CRUZ
Emilio Aguinaldo Faculty had the respect of snuffing out Letran’s four-peat aspiration within the NCAA males’s basketball event because the Generals scored an 82-69 ripping of the Knights, doing it with their coach at residence, whilst Lyceum claimed a chunk of the elimination spherical lead after clipping Mapua.
JP Maguliano scored 20 factors to steer the Generals to their seventh win in 12 video games whereas exhibiting the Knights the showers with nonetheless six video games left within the elimination spherical by dealing them their eleventh defeat in opposition to a win.
Assistant coach Gonzalo Catalan Jr. known as the pictures completely for the Generals, with Nat Cosejo contributing 18 factors that went with 10 rebounds that accomplished a 1-2 punch for EAC.
“He (coach Jerson Cabiltes) just isn’t feeling effectively at present, and all he informed us (earlier than the sport) was that we wanted to win this one in an effort to sustain with the leaders,” Catalan stated in Filipino.
Cabiltes, although, will probably be current on Sunday when the Generals begin their final push for the Remaining 4 in opposition to San Beda.
In the meantime, Lyceum tied the Cardinals on the prime after an 86-82 win later.
The troika of Patrick Montano, Shawn Umali and JM Bravo scored 18, 17 and 12 factors, respectively for Lyceum.
Clint Escamis’ 25-point outburst, nonetheless, was put to waste for the Cardinals. Jopet Soriano additionally scattered 13 factors. INQ
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