LNU, UL fives in hot start
By Jesus Garcia Jr.
LAST YEAR’s runners-up, the University of Luzon (UL) Golden Tigers and the Lyceum Northwestern University (LNU) Dukes drubbed their respective opponents last Tuesday during the opening of hostilities of the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) Inter-Collegiate Invitational Basketball Championship held at Dagupan People’s Astrodome.
The unpredictable Dukes, second runner-up last year and perennial title contender, broke the ice of the tournament with an easy 105-43 victory over the youthful and erratic Colegio de Dagupan Voltz.
The Dukes, exploiting skills of its veteran players to the hilt, took control of the game from the tip-off behind Benjie Labitoria and Lionel Razon, who pumped in 11 and 10 points, respectively, to take a lopsided 48-20 lead at the first half.
What was done on the first 20 minutes got worst on the second half with Michael Indoy leading the frontline.
The less experienced boys of Voltaire Arzadon were out-rebounded, out-gunned and out-sped to the end to yield a 62-point margin, one of the highest in the last three years.
What came off in the first match similarly occurred in the second game.
The multi-titled Golden Tigers who bagged the first runner-up plum last year-losing the title to the University of Pangasinan Webczars in the best-of-three series-started hot, wasted no time and coasted to a lopsided 112-71 victory over the hapless AIE Commerce College Eagles.
The Golden Tigers of Dagupan City’s alderman Chito Samson jumped to a quick start and never looked back with its main men Brennier de Leon, Christopher de Vera and Rod Natavio taking the charge to lead the first half, 57-39.
Guards Erwin Reate and Simon Velasco and slotman Jenkins Bucao spearheaded the second half onslaught with bombs from the outside and inside plays that bewildered the Eagles up to the finish.
“It’s a good start,” said head coach Jack Vidal. “But despite our big margin of victory, I knew my boys still lack the jelling which I believe we can have when the semis come.”
Skirmishes return tomorrow with defending champion UPang Webczars taking on neophyte Pangasinan 1 at 1:00 p.m.
Second game features LNU Florencia T. Duque against PAMMA at 2:30 p.m. Third match will be AIE Commerce College versus Colegio de Dagupan at 4;00 p.m.
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