CEBU - Edmund Odulio posted a game-high 28 points to power the USC North All-Stars to a 68-57 victory over the Jeson Guardo-sponsored Black Team in the opening game of the 8th University of San Carlos-Basic Education Department South Campus Parents Teachers Community Association, Inc. (USC-BED SC PTCA, Inc.) basketball tournament at the USC-South Campus covered court.
Since the USC North All-Stars are listed as guest team in a tournament backstopped by PTCA-South led by its president Dr. Hermes, Ibon, the win was still credited to the Black squad.
Odulio scored 18 points in the first quarter, helping USC North to a 39-24 lead at halftime.
Arnold Libre, who had a measly four-point production in the first half, paced Black 19 points.
Iming Gutierrez added 13 points, while Rolado Adarna, the UC Webmasters statistician, scored 10 points for Black.
The USC South-PTCA hoopfest will resumes this Sunday afternoon after the Pacquaio-De la Hoya "Dream Match."
The scores
USC North-Green (68) - Odulio 28, Diaz 13, Jacobe 10, Wong 7, Villamor 6, Monsanto 4
Jeson Guardo-Black (57) - Libre 19, Gutierrez 13, Adarna 10, Lazaga 8, Galan 4, Carbon 3, Venez 2 Halftime: 39-24. – GGM (THE FREEMAN)