USC-North Campus survives Little Angels in RCTV hoops

The University of San Carlos-North Campus (USC-NC) Baby Warriors needed extra time to beat Little Angels Montessori School (LAMS) to take the lead in bracket A in the RCTV Inter-School Basketball Cup-Liga held at their own turf yesterday.

The 86-76 victory in overtime of the Baby Warriors over Little Angels improved their standing to two wins without a defeat.

The Baby Warriors utilized their experience against LAMS to overcome a 20-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

After a 46-66 mark, Baby Warrior Nicolas Magat ignited a 12-0 run to narrow the gap against LAMS, 56-68.

Magat continued his assault inside the shaded lane, taking advantage of the absence of LAMS' 6'2 bigman Paul Almocera, who went out of the game following cramps in the early goings of the last quarter.

Little Angles tried but failed to stop Magat, who instead enjoyed free throws with 11.5 seconds left in regulation.

Magat halved his charities to send the game to overtime, 73-all.

LAMS run out of gas in the overtime, paving the way for the Baby Warriors to win.

USC now leads bracket A with a 2-0 card while LAMS dropped to 1-1.

Earlier, the University of San Jose-Recoletos was able to bounce back from defeat as they pulled a 69-57 victory over Sacred Heart School Jesuit.

With the win, USJ-R now stands with 1-1 in bracket B and SHS at the bottom with 0-2.

The scores:

USC-N (86)- Magat 28, Bercede 14, Santos 11, Negapatan 9, Armenion 4, Tiu 3, Ferolino 2, Omolon 2, Orbeta 2

LAMS(76)- Almocera 22, Geraga 19, Balbuena 14, Basco 9, Guardiana 8, Degamo 2, Cortes 1, Gravines 1