Perpetual snatches win from Lyceum

c/o GMA and NCAA

A Mark Omega triple off an assist from Jielo Razon proved to be the biggest basket of the game, as the University of Perpetual System Dalta emerged as 81-80 winners over Lyceum on Sunday afternoon at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.

With the Altas trailing by two and the shot clock running down, Razon found Omega open to take a triple with 2.3 seconds remaining in the game, triggering the final lead change in the game.

Perpetual would stymie the Pirates in the ensuing possession to secure their fourth straight victory and keep their postseason hopes alive at 8-7 overall.

The baller from Cagayan Valley would finish with a double-double with ten points and twelve rebounds, converting three of his six attempts from beyond the arc.

He shared afterwards, "Hindi ako makapaniwala nagawa ko, sobra saya hindi ko mapaliwanag ang saya ko."

Jun Roque also secured a double-double for the Altas with fourteen points and eleven boards, while Cyrus Nitura almost snatched a triple-double with nine boards and dimes each to complement a game-high eighteen markers. Christian Pagaran also added fourteen points in the victory.

The defeat snaps Lyceum's five-game winning streak and drops their record to 11-4.

Second Game

UPHSD 81- Nitura 18, Pagaran 14, Roque 14, Omega 10, Razon 9, Abis 8, Boral 5, Gelsano 3, Barcuma 0, Nunez 0, Ferreras 0, Cuevas 0

LPU 80- Valdez 16, Barba 14, Umali 11, Montano 11, Guadana 11, Omandac 8, Bravo 5, Cunanan 4, Versoza 0, Villegas 0, Penafiel 0, Fuentes 0, Moralejo 0

Quarterscores: 24-25; 39-47; 65-66; 81-80