After 12 games, Red Lions still undefeated
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Lanete played the fireman's role scoring 13 for the Red Lions in a blistering fourth quarter rally that douse cold water on the Cardinals' spirited comeback and in the process stretched San Beda's unblemished run to 12.
The win also moved the Frankie Lim-coached San Beda crew within four games of completing a rare 16-game sweep of the double-round eliminations and clinching one of the top two spots that enjoy a twice-to-beat advantage in the Final Four.
"Garvo was just excellent. He played the role of a fireman," said Lim of his veteran guard. "He played a monster game."
But sweeping the elimination round, said Lim, is a tough feat to achieve with San Beda’s heavy schedule ahead.
Following their fifth consecutive win over Mapua, the Mendiola-based squad will next face Arellano on September 17, Jose Rizal University on September 20, Letran on September 24 and will once again close out their campaign against defending champion San Sebastian on September 29.
"It's going to be a tough schedule for us," said Lim. "We're used to playing once-a-week and with this schedule we'll have four games in two weeks."
But Lanete was there to bail the Lions out of trouble.
Lanete sank a jumper then followed it up with a three-pointer to push the lead back to double-digits, 73-61, and zap the fight out of the Cardinals.
The younger brother of PBA cager Chico Lanete tallied 22 points in the second half.
Also contributing were Jake Pascual with 13 points and nine rebounds, Sudan Daniel posting 11 points and four rebounds and Rome dela Rosa, who registered 10 points, six rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes, the same amount of time logged by Lanete.
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