NCAA: Mapua averts collapse, hands Lyceum 2nd straight loss

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MANILA -- The Mapua Cardinals got clutch plays from guard Clint Escamis en route to a hard-earned 87-83 triumph over the Lyceum Pirates, Saturday at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.The Cardinals nearly squandered a double-digit advantage but Escamis came up with big plays down the stretch, allowing them to record a fourth straight win in the NCAA Season 99 men&#x27;s basketball tournament. Mapua improves to 6-1 while also handing the Pirates their second loss in a row. Lyceum drops to 6-2; they have now been overtaken by the Cardinals for the top spot in the league standings. Escamis had 20 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, and four steals in a nearly 37-minute stint for Mapua, while veteran big man Warren Bonifacio put up 20 points and three boards. Paolo Henrnadez had 15 points in the win.Lyceum had erased a 17-point Mapua lead and taken an 82-80 lead with under five minutes to go off an Enoch Valdez triple, before Hernandez sliced into the lane for a layup that tied the game with just 2:57 to play. Both teams endured fruitless spells in their ensuing possessions before Escamis knocked down the biggest shot of the game -- a triple that he banked off the glass with just 35.6 seconds to go. The clutch shot put Mapua ahead for good, 85-82.The Pirates got a good look off a timeout as McLaude Guadana broke free for a three-pointer, but his shot was just off target. They got a lifeline when Escamis missed two free throws, and in the next play, the Cardinals fouled Valdez on a rebounding scrum.Valdez made the first shot but missed the second -- only for Escamis to snatch the board. This time, the guard made no mistake and drilled both free throws to seal the Cardinals&#x27; sixth win of the season.John Bravo had 19 points and Guadana scored 13 for the Pirates, while Shawn Umali had 10 points on just 3-of-13 shooting. The Pirates got 55 points from their bench, allowing them to erase a double-digit deficit before falling short late.

Mapua got clutch plays from guard Clint Escamis en route to a hard-earned 87-83 triumph over Lyceum, Saturday.

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NCAA: Mapua averts collapse, hands Lyceum 2nd straight loss

NCAA: Mapua averts collapse, hands Lyceum 2nd straight loss

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Published Oct 14, 2023 07:30 PM PHT

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