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La Salle's Earl Abadam in the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup. Handout/Filoil

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1781854131864DSC_0705.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="La Salle&#x27;s Earl Abadam in the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup. Handout/Filoil"/>La Salle&#x27;s Earl Abadam in the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup. Handout/Filoil</div>MANILA -- De La Salle University and National University on Thursday marched to the quarterfinals of the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup after taking care of business against separate opponents at the Playtime Filoil Centre in San Juan.The Green Archers manhandled Gilas Pilipinas Youth, 97-76, while the Bulldogs got off to a fast start to clip University of Santo Tomas, 90-74.Those wins pushed both La Salle and NU up to identical 4-1 slates, good enough to lock up a top four finish in the UAAP Group.Earl Abadam and JC Macalalag led the way for the Green Archers with 14 points each as they unloaded a 31-point barrage in the fourth quarter to seal the win.Jacob Cortez also joined in the party with 12 points, nine assists, and five rebounds to send the Nationals crashing to their third straight loss.Gilas Pilipinas Youth once again relied on Joaquin Tovera, with the 2026 FIBA U18 Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers MVP uncorking 16 points and three assists.Patrick Pasinos added 12 points and five rebounds for the national youth team, which is using the remainder of their Filoil campaign to prepare for the 2026 FIBA U18 Asia Cup in August.Meanwhile, Reinhard Jumamoy sustained his scintillating showing with 21 points and five assists while also giving much needed boost to its young wingers like Edson Serrano, who had 13 points, and rookie Kurl Figueroa, who added 10 points and six boards.&quot;Hopefully, maintindihan nila na itong three months to go before our season, ma-adapt nila kung ano yung mga kailangang gawin especially hindi naman kami talented enough para tapatan yung mga bigger programs,&quot; said coach Jeff Napa.UST was dragged away from its comfort zone, with usual go-to scorer Gelo Crisostomo held to six points and Nigerian anchor Collins Akowe suppressed in the paint with only four rebounds despite scoring 12.That dropped the Growling Tigers to a 2-3 slate, ending their two-game win run.In the NCAA Group, Emilio Aguinaldo College averted a disastrous collapse after escaping St. Benilde, 96-93.Wilmar Oftana came through in the clutch for the Generals, hitting the go-ahead three with 37.6 seconds left and canned a pair of free throws to put his side up by three.The Blazers still had a chance to force overtime, but Matthew Jucom could only hit the backiron as time expired.Oftana finished with 16 points and two steals, effectively supporting EJ Castillo&#x27;s 22 points and three rebounds and Jude Bagay&#x27;s 14 points and four boards as EAC improved to 3-3.Jucom carried CSB (3-4) with his 24 points built on four triples in the losing cause.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1781854155745DSC_0158.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Perpetual Help&#x27;s Mark Gojo Cruz in the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup. Handout/Filoil"/>Perpetual Help&#x27;s Mark Gojo Cruz in the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup. Handout/Filoil</div>Perpetual also vented its ire on San Sebastian with a 77-58 drubbing.JD Pagulayan&#x27;s 11 points led the balanced attack for the Altas as all but two of the 16 players fielded in logged at least two points.&quot;Before the game kasi we talked about purpose and effort. Feeling ko wala yun noong last game namin against EAC. And I think we did that today,&quot; said coach Olsen Racela as Perpetual won its second in six games.&quot;They played with a purpose and we did multiple efforts right from the start. And everyone contributed. So yun ang kailangan namin eh, kailangan magbili ng quality minutes lahat.&quot;San Sebastian leaned on Nurben Muktimar’s 12 points as the Golden Stags plummeted to a 0-5 record.

De La Salle University and National University on Thursday marched to the quarterfinals of the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup after taking care of business against separate opponents at the Playtime Filoil Centre in San Juan.

De La Salle University and National University on Thursday marched to the quarterfinals of the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup after taking care of business against separate opponents at the Playtime Filoil Centre in San Juan.

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Published June 19, 2026 03:29 PM PHT

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Updated June 19, 2026 03:30 PM PHT

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