Published February 13, 2023 6:53pm
Updated February 13, 2023 6:53pm
Chris Hubilla performed via ache as he steered San Beda University in storming again from a 25-point deficit towards University of Perpetual Help System DALTA, 96-87, and the Red Cubs regained their successful methods within the NCAA Season 98 juniors basketball event on Monday.
Hubilla went down with a bleeding mouth within the 4:18 mark of the fourth quarter after an inadvertent elbow hit from Perpetual’s Jan Pagulayan, however he nonetheless got here again to complete with a game-high 25 factors alongside 11 rebounds and three steals.
With the win, the Red Cubs snapped their two-game dropping skid and improved to 3-3 whereas the Junior ALTAs dropped to the same 3-3 card.
San Beda, who beforehand misplaced to College of Saint Benilde-La Salle Green Hills and Mapua University, trailed by as many as 25 within the first half however Hubilla, who was restricted to simply 4 factors within the first two quarters, fueled their rally as they trimmed their deficit to simply three heading to the fourth, 72-69.
With Hubilla, Jharmaine Leccioners, and staff captain John Lopez powering their offense via a 15-4 run to open the payoff interval, San Beda constructed an eight-point cushion, 84-76, earlier than Henry Montemayor introduced Perpetual to 87-83 drawback with two freebies.
After he was attended to by the medical staff, Hubilla returned to the courtroom and drilled back-to-back baskets that mainly sealed the come-from-behind victory for San Beda, 96-85.
Lopez chipped in 24 factors, three rebounds, and three steals whereas Lecciones and Andrei Dungo chimed in with 16 and 12 markers apiece.
San Beda takes on Arellano University whereas Perpetual will face San Sebastian each on Wednesday.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
