Enoch Valdez displayed his common kind, steering Lyceum of the Philippines University to an 82-68 victory in opposition to NCAA foe Arellano University on the 2023 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup on Wednesday.
The do-it-all guard dropped a game-high 22 factors on 62 p.c capturing from the sector alongside 9 rebounds and 5 steals because the Pirates improved to 3-2 whereas retaining the Chiefs winless at 0-4.
Big man Shawn Umali supplied the raise with 17 markers, six boards, three dimes, one steal, and one block whereas John Barba chipped in 12 factors and eight rebounds.
Holding a slim 57-55 earlier than the payoff interval, Lyceum began to drag away courtesy of a 15-8 run that noticed the Gilbert Malabanan-mentored squad construct a 72-63 lead with 3:57 left.
Barba made it a double-digit cushion for Lyceum, 76-66, earlier than Valdez put the punctuation with a slam.
Arellano, coming off a loss to De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde final Monday, was led by Joshua Abastillas and Felix Villarente who churned out 17 and 11 factors apiece with the previous chiming in with seven rebounds. — LA, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
