MANILA, Philippines – Justine Baltazar delivered another monster performance as National University moved two victories short of claiming an outright Finals berth with a 70-54 crushing of UP Integrated School yesterday in the UAAP Season 78 juniors basketball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Arena.
Baltazar, one of the leading contenders for the season MVP honors, had another double-double effort of 13 points and 19 rebounds as the Bullpups streaked to their 12th straight win.
Seeking to regain the crown it won two seasons ago, NU will play winless University of the East on Wednesday before wrapping up its elimination round stint against De La Salle-Zobel on Saturday at the San Juan venue.