PCU -Dasmariñas scored its breakthrough win at the expense of the defending champion Diliman College while Olivarez College and CEU remained spotless through two games in the 5th PG Flex Linoleum-UCBL on Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Paco Arena in Manila.
The Dolphins pulled off the biggest upset so far, slaying the back-to-back titlists Blue Dragons, 85-67, to barge into the win column in emphatic fashion after dropping their first two games.
Olivarez also came out victorious with a convincing 77-61 triumph over Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas for its second win in the seven-team tournament presented by Vespa.It was the second straight blowout win for CEU after beating Guang Ming College-Tagaytay, 106-56, on Monday. Tita Ngufor Toscannie posted 18 points and 16 rebounds while Gaiel Escultor and Joshua Dino provided support with 17 and 15 points respectively as PCU-D dominated the glass with 66 rebounds against Diliman’s only 35.
Up only by six, 67-61, early in the final frame, Toscannie scored back-to-back baskets inside the paint to spearhead a 7-2 spurt that allowed the Dolphins to establish a double-digit spread, 74-63 – a lead they even stretched to its highest at 18 and never relinquished until the final buzzer.cap:
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