Another newcomer has made its presence felt as Pamantasan Ng Lungsod Ng Muntinlupa scored an impressive win in the Sta. Lucia-NCRAA men’s basketball tournament at the PATTS Gymnasium.
The Marshals went off to a rousing start behind the strong performance of Reymart Argana, who pumped in three triples in the opening period allowing his team to go all the way in dumping the NCBA Wildcats, 65-53.
Pamantasan Ng Lungsod Ng Maynila also got solid contributions from Daniel Austria, who came off the bench to score 14 points and led his team in scoring.
The Marshals led by as many as 26 points in the third period, 53-27, and the Wildcats never recovered from there despite outscoring their rivals, 16-7, in the final period.
Pamantasan Ng Lungsod Ng Maynila and the host school for the scheduled triple-header, PATTS, joined opening day winners AMA and University of Luzon, in the win column of this tournament sponsored by Sta. Lucia Land and outfitted by LGR Sportswear.
Carls Richard Duenas paced NCBA with 10 points.
PATTS outplayed La Salle-Dasmariñas, 90-77, in the other game.
