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NCAA: Lyceum clinches semis bonus, ousts CSB

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATED) Lyceum of the Philippines University is now assured of a twice-to-beat advantage in the Final 4 of the NCAA Season 94 tournament after defeating De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (CSB), 77-64, on Thursday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan.The Pirates, coming off their second loss of the season against Colegio de San Juan de Letran last week, pulled away in the final five minutes of the game against a desperate CSB squad that was in a must-win situation.CJ Perez had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals, but it was veteran point guard Reymar Caduyac who stole the show by scoring six of his 10 points in the final two minutes, while also dishing out 7 assists.“I’m so happy with how our team responded to the challenge,” said Lyceum coach Topex Robinson. “We know that it’s gonna be tough from here on. We’re so locked in on what we prepared for, and we never abandoned what was important to us.”<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/ncaa/news/2018/10/11/red-cubs-claw-way-ncaa-94-final-four-48193">READ: Red Cubs claw their way into NCAA 94 Final 4</a></li></ul>The Pirates settled for a 37-35 lead at the half, then pulled away in the third period by scoring eight straight points to open the frame. They had a 62-53 lead heading into the payoff quarter, but the Blazers managed to trim the deficit to just six points, 68-62, off a Unique Naboa bucket with still five minutes left.CSB blew the opportunity to further cut into the Lyceum lead, however, as Clement Leutcheu bricked four free throws while also giving up a triple to MJ Ayaay for a 71-62 advantage inside the final two minutes.Caduyac then finished off the Blazers, as he stole the ball from rookie Justin Gutang in back-to-back possessions then went all the way for transition buckets. “There was a big lesson from that loss against Letran,” said Robinson, whose team shot only 37.66% from the field but scored 21 easy points off CSB’s 23 turnovers. “It really kept us humble.”Lyceum improved to 15-2, while CSB dropped to 8-8. With the loss, the Blazers are now formally eliminated from the Final 4 race. They have won just twice in the second round after ending the first round with a 6-3 slate.Gutang led the Blazers with 13 points and 7 rebounds, but was also responsible for 6 turnovers. Leutcheu and Ray Carlos each scored 11 points. <div>The scores:</div>Lyceum 77 – Perez 17, Nzeusseu 13, Caduyac 10, Ayaay 10, Tangsingco 8, Marcelino JV 6, Yong 4, Pretta 3, Marcelino JC 2, Ibanez 2, Santos 2, Valdez 0CSB 64 – Gutang 13, Leutcheu 11, Carlos 11, Dixon 8, Haruna 8, Naboa 7, Nayve 5, Pasturan 1, Belgica 0, Young 0Quarter scores: 26-17, 37-35, 62-53, 77-64For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

(UPDATED) Lyceum of the Philippines University is now assured of a twice-to-beat advantage in the Final 4 of the NCAA Season 94 tournament after defeating De La Salle-College of St. Benilde, 77-64, on Thursday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan.

(UPDATED) Lyceum of the Philippines University is now assured of a twice-to-beat advantage in the Final 4 of the NCAA Season 94 tournament after defeating De La Salle-College of St. Benilde, 77-64, on Thursday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan.

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NCAA: Lyceum clinches semis bonus, ousts CSB

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Oct 11, 2018 03:57 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 11, 2018 04:19 PM PHT

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