College of St. Benilde and San Beda rolled to their second straight wins in the Sportsclick AsiaBasket International Championship on Wednesday at the MABA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Blazers of coach Charles Triu added the MFT Fruitmasters to their list of victims with a 93-63 blowout while the Red Lions leaned on their concerted defensive effort to prevail over MBC Kirin, 68-58.
Miggy Corteza once again led the Blazers with 20 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 block, while Zenric Jarque and Alaine Cajucom each added 14 points.
Allen Liwag made his CSB debut and finished with nine points, five rebounds, three steals, and one block off the bench.
This time, it was Yukien Andrada who starred for the Red Lions with
11 points, six rebounds, three assists, and one steal, while Jacob Cortez and Jomel Puno each added nine points.
In other games, BGC Builders edged the Gerald Anderson-led Th3rd Floor-Kalos PH-Cooly, 98-95, while Harimau Malaysia grilled Shawarma Shack Pilipinasm 96-76.
Anderson paced Th3rd Floor-Kalos PH-Cooly with 21 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals.
