Quadruple double spices up Cubs romp

MANILA, Philippines - Baser Amer turned in his second quadruple double performance in less than a year, including 11 steals, as San Beda toyed with the RP 13-under team and ran away with a 101-point romp, 150-49, in the Filoil Flying V Accel Badolato Juniors Cup at The Arena yesterday.

Amer, the top rookie in NCAA Season 85, fired 39 points, dished off 15 assists and pulled down 12 boards before capping his day-long brilliance with 11 steals. He also had one shot block.

“Baser Amer is playing only 70 percent of his game. He is not giving his all yet,” said San Beda coach Brit Reroma of his prized ward, who skipped the RP under-18 pool’s US training due to conflict in schedule. “I am not the type of coach who could be easily contented. I know he could still do so much better.”

It was actually Amer’s second quadruple double in a young career, having put in 16 points, 12 rebounds, 20 assists and 14 steals in powering San Beda to a record high output in beating the Angeles Univ. Foundation Junior Danes, 172-39, on Aug. 5, 2009 in the NCAA.

The Red Cubs imposed their will early and roared to a 20-0 lead in the first four minutes, dominating their youthful rivals with their run-and-gun game.

Von Chavez led San Beda with 40 points while Van Abatayo and Francis Abrarcar added 18 and 17 points, respectively, as the Red Cubs rolled to their third straight victory in Group B.

In the second game, Ateneo thwarted Perpetual’s late fourth quarter rally as it eked out a 49-47 victory over the Junior Altas.

The Blue Eaglets, who missed the services of top guns Kiefer Ravena, Von Pessumal and Paolo Romero, who are with the RP under-18 team, and veteran Chuckie Dumrique due to injury, had a 12-point lead, 49-37, with four minutes left in the game. But the Altas refused to give up and scored 10 unanswered points to threaten at 47-49 with 38 seconds left in the contest.