DEFENDING champions San Beda Red Lions take on rivals Letran Knights today in a battle of streaking teams in Season 94 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Set for 4 p.m. at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City, the Lions stake their unblemished 4-0 record against the Knights (4-1), winners of four straight.
San Beda’s most recent victory came at the expense of the Mapua Cardinals a week ago, 88-70.
Javee Mocon starred for the Lions in the victory over the Cardinals, playing his best game to date in the season with a monster double-double of 22 points and 16 rebounds.
The Lions had control of the contest right from the start. They struggled a bit in the second quarter to allow the Cardinals recover some ground but eventually steadied their ship collectively to run away with the victory.
Donald Tankoua had 12 points and seven rebounds while veteran guard Robert Bolick had 11 points and eight assists.
“Total team effort did it for us. Javee stepped up big for us. Credit to him as well,” said San Beda coach Boyet Fernandez following their win.
GUNNING FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT
Meanwhile, Letran seeks to bag its fifth win in a row and extend its assault on the top of the heap.
Lost in their season-opener, the Knights have racked up four victories straight since, the latest of which came on Tuesday over the Arellano Chiefs, 88-70.
Forced to a near standstill in the opening half, the Knights sped away in the second fold, outgunning the Chiefs, 51-34, as they made their way to the big victory.
“This is a good win for us. We had a rough start but eventually we found our rhythm in the second half,” said winning coach Jeff Napa.
“Against San Beda we expect a tough fight. They are the defending champions so we have to be ready,” he added on the game today.
Preceding the San Beda-Letran contest is the clash between Mapua (2-4) and Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals (1-4) at 12 noon and Arellano (2-3) against Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers (0-5) at 2 p.m. — Michael Angelo S. Murillo

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