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MANILA, Philippines: St. Benilid’s College continued its rise from a season-opening rate after Emilio Aguinaldo College’s 78-68 victory in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Greenhills Gym in La Salle, Philippines on Tuesday.
In the second half, Robbie Naive reduced 14 of his 18 points as the Blazers sent their third loss in four games to the Generals with a break from a 38-36 slim break.
Defending champions Letron, San Beda and Mapua have improved to 3-1 at CSB থাকার who are unbeaten in three matches.
Speaking of double-double effort of 18 points and 10 rebounds in the Filipino, “Knowing we are able to compete has boosted our confidence.”
“For us, it’s always about improving every game. That’s really our goal. Win or lose, we wanted to be good. We have to play hard in the end, “said Blazers coach Charles Tew.
Ralph Robin had 21 points and JC Luciano added 13 points and 12 boards for the EAC.
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