The Red Lions started out slow and even allowed the Great Danes to tie the count at 27-27 midway in the second quarter but broke the game wide open in the third to improve to a 7-1 record and dislodge last year's runner-up Jose Rizal U, which the Mendiola-based squad will face in their next game on Monday (August 10) for the second spot.
“We started soft, slow start talaga," said San Beda coach Frankie Lim after the match.
The Red Lions even posted an 89-53 lead, their biggest, in the final seconds of the game.
“Nagiging soft ang mga bata kapag alam nilang kaya nila ang kanilang mga kalaban," noted Lim. “Pero overall, I think the team played very good today. I was able to use all of my 15 players.
After Angeles U tied the game in the second period, San Beda wingmen Jake Pascual and Jay-R Taganas together with playmaker Garvo Lanete conspired in an 11-4 exchange to help the Lions enjoy a 38-31 advantage at the turn.
Then it was an all-San Beda show in the third with Lanete scoring seven of his game-high 20 points to lead the Lions breakaway that also saw slotman Sudan Daniel, Riego Gamalinda and Taganas combining for 19 markers.
Daniel, who finished with eight rebounds and a career-high eight blocks, finished what Lanete started pouring 11 of his 17 points in the fourth to keep the game out of AUF’s reach.
Lim is now looking forward in San Beda’s Monday showdown with JRU, which the Lions defeated in last year’s finals.
“It’s going to be physical. Their (JRU) intensity is always high when they play us." – Perry Legaspi, GMANews.TV
Scores
San Beda 89 – Lanete 20, Daniel 17, Taganas 13, Pascual 12, Gamalinda 8, Marcelo 4, Hermida 3, Villanueva 3, Soliman 3, Dela Rosa 2, Tecson 2, Sorela 2, Lim 0, Tirona 0, Caram 0.
AUF 56 – Santos 13, Maniago 10, Gomez 10, Manarang 9, Gigante 6, Nacu 4, Fuertez 4, Musni 0, Henson 0, Dumlao 0.
Quarter scores: 23-15; 38-31; 64-43; 89-56.
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