Following right after the opening ceremony, begins the Men's Basketball Tournament starting off with the 5 time defending champions San Beda Red Lions battling against the host school Mapua Cardinals, where the Red Lions gets win number 1 102-89 over the Cardinals
With the absence of ace point guard Baser Amer and center Ola Adeogun, Art Dela Cruz shows up his leadership skills inside the court providing good offensive and defensive stuffs for the Red Lions, with a 27 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assist to wrap up their 1st win for their title defense.
Not taking anything from the Mapua Cardinals, the latter gave a good show specially in the latter part of the game where they were able tie the ball game and gave a hard time for the Red Lions to pull away. Returning former Rookie of the Year, Josan Nimes scored 23 points in losing effort for the Cardinals.
Scores:
San Beda Red Lions 102: Dela Cruz 27, Tankoua 18, Tongco 18, Koga 16, Sorela 11, Sara 6, Mocon 2, Presbitero 2, Sedillo 2.
Mapua Cardinals 89: Nimes 23, Oraeme 13, Stevens 13, Menina 12, Serrano 10, Villasenor 8, Que 3, Raflores 3, Brana 2, Dela Rosa 2.
On the second game the rematch of last years semifinals between the Jose Rizal University versus the Arellano University, It was surprisingly a dominant win for the JRU Heavy Bombers as they easily handed last years' finalist Arellano Chief their first loss of the season 78-61.
The Heavy Bombers banks on a huge 3rd quarter run to seal their 1st win, with Cameroonian Abdel Poutouochi scores 23 points for JRU, meanwhile on the other hand the Chiefs struggles tio find a leader inside the court as they were only allowed 32% shooting from the field, also one of their key players Jovanie Jalalon also struggles to find his rhythm inside the court scoring only 4 points.
Scores:
JRU Heavy Bombers 78: Poutouochi 23, Teodoro 11, Abdul Wahab 9, Lasquety 9,Sanchez 7, Dela Paz 6, Grospe 6, Pontejos 4, Cruz 2, Aurin 2.
Arellano Chiefs 61: Salado 15, Holts 11, Enriquez 10, Cadavis 8, Bangga 5, Gumaru 5, Jalalon 4, Nichols 3.
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In the Juniors Division reigning 6 time defending champions San Beda Red Cubs showed that they still have the chance to gain their 7th straight title in the NCAA after defeating their Finals Opponent from last year the Malayan Highschool Red Robins 80-63.
The Red Cubs were led by Joshua Tagala and Germy Mahinay with 13 points each in winning the match, while Romuel Junsay and Michael Enriquez top scored the Red Robins in losing effort with 19 and 16 points respectively.
Score:
San Beda Red Cubs 80: Tagala 12, Mahinay 13, Abuhilje 11, Lagumen 10, Alfaro 8, Bordeus 8, Nelle 7, Dela Rosa 5, Velasquez3, Etrata 2.
Malayan Highschool (Mapua) Red Robin 63: Junsay 19, Enriquez 16, Salenga 16, Concepcion 4, Yco 4, Velez 2, Bonifacio 2.
On the second game, the JRU Light Bombers is still ailing from the loss of CJ Servillon in the Pre Season as they bowed down to the Arellano University Braves 103-34. Ira Bataller spearheaded the Braves offense leading the scoring with 14 points, meanwhile John Sta Maria is the only player that scored double digits for the Light Bombers with 13 points.
Score:
Arellano University Braves 103: Bataller 14, Sunga 12, Abdeza 11, Fornis 11, Dela Torre 10, Calapine 8, Espiritu 8, Bontao 7, Velasco 5, Tamayo 5, De Leon 4, Dularte 4, Torrejos 2, Danas 2.
JRU Light Bombers 34: Sta Maria 13, Tierra 8, Baliad 7, Macompas 2, Carreon 2, Nazareno 2.
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In the Juniors Division reigning 6 time defending champions San Beda Red Cubs showed that they still have the chance to gain their 7th straight title in the NCAA after defeating their Finals Opponent from last year the Malayan Highschool Red Robins 80-63.
The Red Cubs were led by Joshua Tagala and Germy Mahinay with 13 points each in winning the match, while Romuel Junsay and Michael Enriquez top scored the Red Robins in losing effort with 19 and 16 points respectively.
Score:
San Beda Red Cubs 80: Tagala 12, Mahinay 13, Abuhilje 11, Lagumen 10, Alfaro 8, Bordeus 8, Nelle 7, Dela Rosa 5, Velasquez3, Etrata 2.
Malayan Highschool (Mapua) Red Robin 63: Junsay 19, Enriquez 16, Salenga 16, Concepcion 4, Yco 4, Velez 2, Bonifacio 2.
On the second game, the JRU Light Bombers is still ailing from the loss of CJ Servillon in the Pre Season as they bowed down to the Arellano University Braves 103-34. Ira Bataller spearheaded the Braves offense leading the scoring with 14 points, meanwhile John Sta Maria is the only player that scored double digits for the Light Bombers with 13 points.
Score:
Arellano University Braves 103: Bataller 14, Sunga 12, Abdeza 11, Fornis 11, Dela Torre 10, Calapine 8, Espiritu 8, Bontao 7, Velasco 5, Tamayo 5, De Leon 4, Dularte 4, Torrejos 2, Danas 2.
JRU Light Bombers 34: Sta Maria 13, Tierra 8, Baliad 7, Macompas 2, Carreon 2, Nazareno 2.
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