In the tournament sponsored by Shell and Globe and supported by Banco de Oro, Bank of Commerce, Security Bank, Accel, Sunbolt, Millenium Plans, Immuvit, X-24, Gerry’s Grill, Inihaw Circle, PBCom and Solar Sports, La Salle made it a double victory by beating the FEU Baby Tamaraws, 79-70, in the high school division.
Dwight Lago and Tyrone Bautista added 12 points each as the Green Archers alumni of coach Gabby Velasco rallied from a 29-32 halftime deficit, using a huge third quarter explosion to blow the game open and prime them up for Saturday’s much-awaited encounter with bitter rival Ateneo.
The Blue Eagles of coach Chito Narvasa, meanwhile, absorbed their second straight setback, falling to the Letran Knights of coach Itoy Esguerra, 69-62, behind the 17 points of Bonbon Lim and the 10 of Billy Moody.
The Knights rebounded from an opening day loss to La Salle. The Ateneo Eaglets, on the other hand, denied Letran a double celebration by edging the Squires, 70-65.