COLLEGE of St. Benilde-La Salle Green Hills, last year’s losing finalist, booked the last semifinal berth with a 66-52 drubbing of host Arellano University in their knockout game in the NCAA juniors’ division yesterday at The Arena in San Juan City.
Jan Manansala led the Greenies with 13 points, eight rebounds and two blocks while Kobe Palencia also had a solid all-around performance with eight points, seven boards and four assists.
The Greenies used a big second quarter to take control of the game by scoring 21 points, while holding the Braves to just seven points that saw them pull away from a slim 16-13 lead to a commanding 37-20 advantage at the half.
CSB-LSGH will face twice-to-beat top seed San Beda on Nov. 5 at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.
Lyceum of the Philippines University, which is in the semifinal round for the first time carrying a twice-to-beat bonus as the No. 2 team, plays No. 3 San Sebastian in the other Final Four pairing. (Waylon Galvez)
