College of St. Benilde big man Will Gozum during a game against Emilio Aguinaldo College in the NCAA Season 98. Gozum led the Blazers with a double-double. NCAA PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—College of St. Benilde continued its winning ways at the expense of a discombobulated Emilio Aguinaldo College, 73-61, in the NCAA Season 98 men’s basketball tournament at San Juan Arena on Saturday.
The Blazers kept the Generals winless at 0-5 and forced them to turn the ball over 18 times and shoot just 32.4 percent from the field (23-of-71).
“Our defense was okay. We held them to 61 points which is below our average of points allowed. In a way it’s good, but we still had a few lapses I think,” Benilde head coach Charles Tiu said.
EAC trailed midway through the fourth quarter, 65-59, when Benilde’s Miguel Corteza hit from midrange, 67-59, with four minutes remaining. He finished with 12 points and eight rebounds.
FEATURED STORIES
The Blazers, who improved to 5-1, then locked down EAC to avoid any comeback, holding the Generals to just one field the rest of the way.
Returning Migs Oczon scored a team-high 14 points for Benilde while reigning NCAA Player of the Week Will Gozum snagged another double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Allen Liwag also notched a double-double in a losing effort with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Ralph Robin and JP Maguliano scored 15 and 10, respectively, for the Generals.
RELATED STORIES
Read Next
EDITORS' PICK
Subscribe to INQUIRER PLUS to get access to The Philippine Daily Inquirer & other 70+ titles, share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on social media. Call 896 6000.
For feedback, complaints, or inquiries, contact us.
NCAA: St. Benilde smothers EAC for fifth win - INQUIRER.net
Read More
No comments:
Post a Comment