MANILA, Philippines — Centro Escolar University and defending champion Olivarez College kept their 1-2 positions in the PG Flex-UCAL Season 8 Basketball Tournament after besting their respective rivals yesterday at the Paco Arena.
Banking heavily on another well-balanced attack, the CEU Scorpions hacked out a 72-57 win over the Philippine Women’s University Patriots to extend their winning run to four games.
The Olivarez Sea Lions, meantime, drew 14 points and seven rebounds from Essissima Menguele and 11 points from Rodel Renon to tame the University of Batangas Brahmans, 81-67, to likewise remain undefeated in three games.
In other games, Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas picked up its third win in four games after beating Immaculada Concepcion College, 90-85, and Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas scored an 80-75 win over Manila Central University.