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Romwel Anzures

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<div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1731754791874IMG_5646.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Mapua University’s Clint Escamis. Photo from NCAA Philippines."/>Mapua University’s Clint Escamis. Photo from NCAA Philippines.</div>MANILA — Mapua University will enter the Final 4 of the NCAA Season 100 men&#x27;s basketball tournament as the number one seed.The Cardinals were able to clinch the top spot after they spoiled the comeback attempt of Arellano University through a 75-69 win, Saturday afternoon at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.Reigning MVP Clint Escamis paced the Intramuros-based team with 12 points, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals, while rookie Chris Hubilla scored the same amount together with nine boards and three dimes.Mapua ended the elimination round with a 15-3 record, and aside from securing the No.1 spot, they were also flawless in Round 2, winning all of their nine games in that span.They will be facing Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) in the playoffs with a twice-to-beat advantage on Saturday, November 23, 11:00 a.m., at the same Pasay-based venue.Meanwhile, the Chiefs, who previously ended Colegio de San Juan de Letran&#x27;s playoff hopes via a 67-65 win last Wednesday, were led by Ern Geronimo&#x27;s 15 points, five rebounds, and four assists, and Tmc Ongotan&#x27;s 13-point, eight-rebound game.Unfortunately, they weren&#x27;t able to continue with their momentum as they fell 7-11 following this defeat. After Mapua saw its 55-35 get erased as the Chiefs rallied from the end of the third to the start of the fourth, Hubilla came to the rescue, converting a timely deuce that gave them a 71-67 cushion with only 2:18 left on the game clock.Escamis&#x27; split from the foul line in their next possession made it a five-point game, 72-67, but Ongotan had one last push in hopes of ending Season 100 on a high note, converting a jumper that brought them to within three, 72-69, at the 1:06 mark. Unfortunately for Arellano U, however, that happened to be the nearest that they could get as Escamis and JC Recto hit three of Mapua&#x27;s last four foul shots to extend their lead to six and eventually clinch the win.<div>THE SCORES:</div>Mapua 75 – Hubilla 12, Escamis 12, Cuenco 11, Recto 8, Garcia 8, Mangubat 7, Concepcion 6, Bancale 5, Igliane 3, Jabonete 3, Abdulla 0, Fermin 0.Arellano 69 – Geronimo 15, Ongotan 13, Capulong 12, Hernal 10, Borromeo 7, Camay 3, Miller 3, Vinoya 2, Abiera 2, Rosalin 2, De Leon 0, Estacio 0, Espiritu 0, Libang 0,Quarterscores: 22-10, 34-24, 57-44, 75-69.

Mapua University will enter the Final 4 of the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament as the number one seed.

Mapua University will enter the Final 4 of the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament as the number one seed.

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NCAA: Mapua spoils Arellano’s comeback to clinch top seed, sweep Round 2

Romwel Anzures,

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Published Nov 16, 2024 07:03 PM PHT

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