Altas slay Stags for 2nd win

MANILA, Philippines -- The Perpetual Help Altas notched their second win in the NCAA Season 99 at the expense of the San Sebastian College Golden Stags, 64-50, Friday afternoon at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City.

Perpetual led by just one, 41-40, late in the third quarter.

But they used a massive run bridging to the fourth quarter to keep their distance and ultimately strut to the finish line.

They outscored the Stags 18-9 in the final canto.

Jelo Razon filled up the stat sheet for the Altas, scoring 14 points, hauling down seven rebounds and dishing out six assists.

Christian Pagaran also had 14 points for Perpetual while Marcus Nitura chipped in 13.

Romel Calahat was the lone bright spot for the Stags, posting a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Perpetual dished out 19 assists compared to just five for San Sebastian.

Their bench also had a stronger scoring outing, with the Altas scoring 26 points compared to the Stags’ 14.

With the win, both teams are now holding 2-4 win-loss slates.