Nazareth-NU stomps their way to NBTC Fantastic 8

National U's Terrence Fortea vs Calayan Education Foundation-Lucena in the 2019 NBTC Nationals Supreme 16

Another win, another impressive blowout.

Fresh from a 90-point demolition of Isabela Colleges-Cauayan, Nazareth-NU dispatched Calayan Educational Foundation, Inc. to earn a spot in the Fantastic 8 at the 2019 Chooks-to-Go NBTC National Finals presented by SM, 120-56.

The Bullpups were unstoppable against their Quezon-based opposition, never trailing in their matchup and overwhelming their opposition in transition, 28-2, as they head into the quarterfinals against MMBL runners-up Letran on Thursday.

Terrence Fortea torched the nets with 28 points on seven makes from beyond the arc, along with four assists and three rebounds, while Gerry Abadiano added fifteen points and four assists.

Nazareth-NU head coach Goldwin Monteverde shares, "Right after UAAP, huminto kami for a while. So good for us na going towards next games namin, maganda tinatakbo namin in the first two games."

Last year's runner-up also stamped its class in its Supreme 16 matchup, as La Salle-Greenhills defeated Camp David, 102-80

RC Calimag led the Greenies with 21 points, with Inand Fornilos adding fifteen points and ten rebounds to help lead LSGH to their third straight quarterfinal berth. Reimar Cruz led the Kiwis with a 21-5-5.

Newcomers Top Flight Hoops earned a Fantastic 8 slot with an 83-81 squeaker over Southwestern University-PHINMA.

Jerric Palma led the Vancouver-based team with 22 points, while Kit Miramor added nineteen and seven rebounds.

Harvey Sanchez led the Baby Cobras with sixteen points, five rebounds, and four assists.

In Division II action at the Palm Coast Marina, Lyceum-Cavite eased past Perpetual-Laguna, 80-69 to earn one of the quarterfinal spots.

The Junior Pirates relied on the duo of John Barba and Mac Guadana, combining for forty points and fourteen rebounds in the victory.

Other results saw St. Louis School of Don Bosco down the University of Baguio, 75-60, while Italy Europe Proudly Pinoy needed overtime to defeat Isabela Colleges-Cauayan, 83-80.

The 2019 Chooks-to-Go NBTC National Finals presented by SM is also sponsored by Darlington-Exped Socks, EPSON, Huawei, Freego, Purefoods, Gatorade, Go for Gold, and Molten. It is also presented by ESPN5 and Lighthouse Events.

Fans can still take advantage of the free admission, as one just needs to present a valid ID to enter the venue.