Red Lions Maul Tigers, Remains Unbetean

San Beda mauled University of Santo Tomas, 70-54, for its second win in the FilOil Flying V Pre-season Cup on Wednesday.

Filipino-American Julius Armon and Ola Adeogun made 11 apiece to lead San Beda's balanced attack. Three other Red Lions scored at least eight points in their game at The Arena in San Juan City.

The Growling Tigers, despite parading a lineup loaded with proven scorers, struggled to put up the points against San Beda's more athletic lineup of San Beda.

The Red Lions, even though shooting 5-of-14 from the free throw line, enjoyed an 18-9 lead after one quarter.

Center Karim Abdul, UST's force inside the paint, got into early foul trouble and played only for 18 minutes.

San Beda's "Attack-Abdul" tactics flustered the sophomore big man to miss all five of his field goal attempts shot only 1-of-6 from the free throw line.

The Red Lions, without Abdul manning the middle, pulled away bridging the second and third periods as Adeogun and Baser Amer attacked the shaded lane. San Beda finished the game with a blistering 49 percent field goal shooting.

The Growling Tigers, after trailing by 15, made a furious push in the third quarter highlighted by a barrage of three-pointers from Aljon Mariano, Kevin Ferrer and Jeric Fortuna to move within seven.

But Amer's three-point play brought San Beda's lead back to double digits and UST 

But an and-one play from Amer brought the lead back to double digits, and they would get no closer for the rest of the game.

San Beda would make only 48 percent of its charities in the game, finishing 12-of-25 from the line. The Growling Tigers failed to capitalize on the easy points as well and made only 12-of-26 at the stripe, good for only 46 percent.

Scores:

San Beda 70—Armon 11, Adeogun 11, K. Pascual 9, Amer 9, J. Pascual 8, Caram 6, Dela Rosa 4, Dela Cruz 4, Lim 3, Moralde 3, Ludovice 2, Koga 0, Mendoza 0.

UST 54—Ferrer 13, Bautista 10, Afuang 6, Teng 5, Lo 5, Pe 4, Fortuna 3, Mariano 3, Vigil

2, Tan 2, Abdul 1, Garrido 0, Hainga 0, Lao 0.

Quarter scores: 18-11, 33-19, 50-36, 70-54.

source:  JVP, GMA News