Published March 6, 2023 4:34pm
Updated March 6, 2023 4:46pm
College of Saint Benilde-La Salle Greenhills lived to battle one other day, dragging defending champion San Beda University to a do-or-die semifinal conflict within the NCAA Season 98 juniors basketball event after a 92-79 victory in Game 1 of their Final Four sequence on Monday.
LSGH and San Beda will tussle for the final finals ticket on Thursday for the rights to face Colegio de San Juan de Letran within the championship spherical.
Tied at 48-all on the half, the Greenies began turning issues round within the third with Seven Gagate dominating for 15 of his factors in that quarter alone. His frontcourt companion Luis Pablo accomplished a three-point play alternative to present LSGH its largest lead of 21, 72-51.
But the Red Cubs have been in a position to head to the fourth observing only a 16-point deficit with Chris Hubilla igniting to slowly deliver San Beda again within the recreation, 74-58.
The Greenies, although, by no means seemed again since then regardless of dropping Pablo resulting from 5 fouls. The towering huge man scored six factors within the fourth quarter earlier than fouling out with 4:03 left within the recreation.
Gagate completed with 24 factors and 12 rebounds whereas Pablo added 23 and 11. The two additionally notched two blocks apiece.
Hubilla led San Beda with game-highs of 34 factors and 15 rebounds however that was not sufficient on this recreation.
The scores:
Benilde-La Salle Green Hills 92 – Gagate 24, Pablo 23, Alian 14, Gomez 11, Ison 8, Rivero 5, Mesias 4, Zaragoza 2, R. Romero 1, S. Romero 0, Villaver 0, Natividad 0, Muyuela 0, Zamora 0.
San Beda 79 – Hubilla 34, Lopez 26, Ludovice 8, Lecciones 5, Wagan 3, Dungo 3, Mundas 0, Lorenzo 0, Reyes 0, Ronquillo 0, Lacsamana 0, Manarang 0, Sahali 0, Sollano 0.
Quarters: 22-16, 48-48, 74-58, 92-79.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
