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NCAA: San Beda rallies past Perpetual for back-to-back wins

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<p>MANILA -- The San Beda Red Lions clamped down defensively in the fourth quarter for a tough 62-60 victory over the Perpetual Help Altas, Tuesday at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.</p><p>It was a come-from-behind triumph for the Red Lions, who erased a double-digit halftime deficit and limited the Altas to just six points in the final period for a second straight win in the NCAA Season 99 men&#x27;s basketball tournament.</p><p>The Red Lions now have a 6-2 win-loss record, putting them in a tie with Lyceum for a share of second place. The Altas drop to 3-5 as their short two-game winning streak comes to an end.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/14/23/ncaa-san-beda-bounces-back-slips-past-jru">NCAA: San Beda bounces back, slips past JRU</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/13/23/ncaa-perpetual-ends-losing-slump-by-beating-san-sebastian">NCAA: Perpetual ends losing slump by beating San Sebastian</a></li></ul><p>Jomel Puno was the hero for San Beda, knocking down the go-ahead three-pointer for a 60-58 advantage with 2:45 to play. After both teams exchanged fruitless possessions, Puno came up big once more, scoring off a putback from a Jacob Cortez miss for a 62-58 San Beda lead with just 40 seconds to go.</p><p>The Altas challenged the basket, believing that San Beda had committed a 24-second violation before Puno&#x27;s putback. Their challenge was unsuccessful, however. </p><p>Veteran Jelo Razon bricked a three-pointer in Perpetual Help&#x27;s next possession, though the Altas managed to stay alive after Marcus Nitura scored a transition layup with 3.2 seconds to go, 62-60. They sent Alex Visser to the line with 1.9 ticks on the clock, and the San Beda player proceeded to miss both charities.</p><p>But there was not enough time left for the Altas, as Nitura&#x27;s long-range heave was off-target at the buzzer. </p><p>Puno finished with 12 points and 17 rebounds -- a much-needed performance for the Red Lions after their top option, Jacob Cortez, went 3-of-11 from the field for six points. Peter Alfaro added nine points for San Beda.</p><p>Nitura had 15 points and 10 boards in the defeat, while Christian Pagaran added 14 points and nine rebounds. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TCrGUmPMlsc?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

San Beda clamped down defensively in the fourth quarter for a tough 62-60 victory over the Perpetual Help Altas, Tuesday.