Peter Alfaro and Jacob Cortez led the way in which as Marinerong Pilipino-San Beda University made certain to not waste an enormous lead this time round en path to a 74-51 win in opposition to Wang’s Basketball @27-Letran in Game 2 of the 2023 PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup semifinals on Tuesday.
With the victory, San Beda dragged Letran to a do-or-die Game 3 on Thursday, with the winner claiming the appropriate to face EcoOil-La Salle within the championship spherical.
The Knights had some momentum heading into the fourth, driving on a 6-0 run led by crew captain Kurt Reyson. But the Red Lions leaned on their veteran guard Alfaro, who fired a triple for a 56-42 lead after he was assessed a flagrant foul late within the third.
Cortez added his personal three-pointer that despatched San Beda to a 61-43 unfold earlier than Alfaro drove for a layup to make it a 70-47 cushion with 3:22 left, all however sealing it for San Beda as they pressured a rubber match.
It was a laser-focused San Beda squad decided to not commit the identical mistake it made in Game 1, the place the Mendiola crew led by as many as 24 factors solely to see the Knights erase it earlier than the latter outlasted them in additional time.
Alfaro shone with 20 factors, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists whereas Cortez chimed in with 11 markers, 9 boards, 4 dimes, and two steals. James Payosing and Clifford Jopia additionally made their presence felt with 12 and 11 factors apiece.
Letran was led by Reyson, who was restricted to eight factors following a 32-point outburst within the earlier sport.
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
