Stags win third straight at PCU’s expense
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SAN Sebastian College-Recoletos seems to be peaking at the right time.
The Stags won their third straight game after a stirring 68-57 drubbing of Philippine Christian University in the 84th NCAA seniors basketball competition last August 6, 2008 at the Pasay Astrodome.
“It really shows, how my players are [getting] very aggressive starting the second round,” said San Sebastian coach Jorge Gallent, who praised his team’s solid defensive play. “Defense is something we can’t forget. We have to keep it going.”
Gallent was referring to the Stags’ 21 points off of the Dolphins’ 21 turnovers. Center Jason Ballesteros was at the forefront of the defensive stance, blocking eight locks shots and grabbing 17 boards to go along with five points.
“Jason is an athletic big man who loves to defend,” he said. “I’m happy he is listening to us and doing his role.”
Chief gunner Jim Viray, the team’s leading scorer, posted 15 points, while playmaker Franz Delgado scored 10. PBL veterans Gilbert Bulawan and Jimbo Aquino chipped in with nine points apiece as the Stags cruised to a 4-4 record, just a half game back of the last Final Four slot, currently held by Mapua.
The game was close at the break, with Gallent’s wards up only by three, 28-25. Viray then led a third quarter blitz with three baskets to give his squad a 12-point lead at the start of the final quarter.
But the Dolphins continued to bother the Stags and threatened with 2:49 left in the fourth when swingman Leimar Navarro converted a three-point play that pushed the league returnees to within three, 55-52.
“We relaxed in the game, but the boys focused well in the last two-minute mark,” said Gallent.
Delgado answered with a trey and Aquino hit a clutch jumper that gave San Sebastian some breathing space, 60-52, with only 1:42 remaining.
The Dolphins, who were paced by Beau Belga’s 14 points and eight boards, failed to rally and dropped to a league-worst 1-7 record.
The Stags’ prolific free-throw clip helped pull down PCU. They made 18-of-24 shots from the foul line as against the atrocious 10-of-21 clip tallied by their opponents.
The scores:
San Sebastian 68 – Viray 15, Delgado 10, Aquino 9, Bulawan 9, Saquillo 6, Ballesteros 5, Maconocido 4, Raymundo 2, del Rio 2, Najorda 2, Semira 2, Zulueta 2.
PCU 57 – Belga 14, Navarro 11, Arce 10, Amparado 10, Gomez 6, Vidal 3, McCoy 2, Siruma 1, Busa 0, Allen 0, San Pedro 0, Asuncion 0.
Quarter scores: 15-14; 28-25; 46-34; 68-57
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mapuan
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 1:39 am
ayan na sila!!!
dupont19
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 3:14 am
BRAVO BASTE!!! keep it up guys! God bless..
magma
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 6:11 am
big belga dahil mataba siya…puro gulang ang ginagawa hindi naman na makashoot…mas mabuti pang ilabas ka nalang e..talo rin naman kahit naglalaro si belga! parang puro pacute lang sa tv…fyi, hindi ka maganda sa tv…bolado jr.
Chief Waka-waka
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 9:22 am
big bully belga, laging nambubunggo ng San Sebastian players at binabato pa sila ng bola.
bola
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 9:23 am
lupit ni gagamboy!!
mapua is next!
bola
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 9:25 am
kelan kaya makakalaro ung reserve center ng stags?,
kailangan na si bringas kc wala ng kapalit si ballesteros
Grrr!
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 10:56 am
@bola, dapt hindi ninyo pinakawalan si ryan buenafe, eric salaamt at nkemakolam… baka 5 peat uli ang baste sana.
proud to be dolphins
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 10:58 am
go dolphins fight
bola
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 1:15 pm
@Grrr!
i know, cant blame him though..
I just hope Arvie bringas will play for the stags senior team next year..
he will be an excellent replacement for jim viray whos in his final playing year in the ncaa.
if that happens, he will team up with his injured brother(already in the seniors line-up but wasnt able to play because of injuries) who will take the center position(also a good replacement for ballesteros)
Then the stags will have a competetive roster for the next season.
Grrr!
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 1:18 pm
@bola, i agree Arvie must stay with the Stags. Though La salle is already sizing him up…even now. Dilikado.
bola
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 1:43 pm
Well, lets just leave the recruitment job to coach gallent and staffs’.
Actually, that was what i was thinking about gallent.
Will he be able to recruit good players like coach turo does?
Coach turo seemed like he has an unlimited supply of at least 6′7 guy (including pep moore, de leon who is about 6′9 and also ballesteros to name some)
also during pep moore’s time the was a fil-foreign player who stands at least 6′8 whos reportedly to play for the stags (AND I SAW HIM ROAMING AROUND THE SSCR CAMPUS.) i just dont know what happened to him.
sana lang makakuha sila ng magagaling na players para maganda parin ang laban sa nc’.
pusongbaste
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 2:00 pm
cnu ung reserve center ng stags?
bola
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 2:03 pm
@pb
db center si bringas?
pusongbaste
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 2:05 pm
ah ok, kala ko kasi may iba pa silang reseve center…
pusongbaste
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 2:07 pm
magandang makita ang tandem ng bringas brothers sa baste…
sana talaga makuha nila si arvie…
Airborne
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 2:20 pm
A wiry 6′6″ guy who played against CSB (logged in 3 minutes in the 4th). Quite a long shot to replace jason, but this kid is still growing.
ric
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 7:32 pm
PCU, no chance of getting to the final 4.
asaness
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 8:52 pm
@ bola
pare i dont think mapua is next, baste is next for mapua hehe :p
Blue&Silver
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 9:18 pm
To all PCU fans…
We will leave NCAA with heavy hearts. We already lost the season. But, we will be back.
billybogs
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 9:33 pm
wala n tlagang chance ang PCU mkapasok sa final 4 masyado ng malaki ang hahabulin nla pwera nlang kung sa mga susunod n game e wala n slang talo kaso mukang imposible na yun tsk tsk.. congrats ulit BASTE nice game! sana mkapasok kayo sa final 4, asar talo ako sa erpats ko almamater nya kc ang BASTE hehe. GO DOLPHINS FIGHT!!.
the-bedista-bomb
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 9:39 pm
PCU! PCU!
WHERE ARE YOU??
hahaha. kawawa naman si Belga. mag-PBL ka na lang Beau. kasi sa PBA, pag nagbungguan kayo ni Enrico Villanueva, rambulan na agad nasa isip mo. hahaha.
Gooner4Life
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 9:56 pm
I noticed during the game, especially during the 4th quarter, may chance na sana ang PCU makalamang or maka-deadlock man lang at least all thanks to Navarro’s hot fingers. Kaso, nagkalat bigla ang PCU. What would’ve happened if Beau didn’t commit that crucial offensive foul against Baste? Hmmmm….
Chief Waka-waka
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 10:05 pm
pauwiin niyo na si Beau Belga. liability lang siya.
Big J
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 10:38 pm
yan si Belga nagtraining yan kay jawo sa ginebra noon bata pa. Pagpasensyahan nya na…..
bravo baste
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Friday, 8 August 2008 at 12:39 am
Go Baste! nice job, keep it up.. Go Jim Viray! nice job pinsan… =)
pusongbaste
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Friday, 8 August 2008 at 3:04 am
goodluck sa game nila mamaya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sana manalo tayo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO BASTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BRAVO BASTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
billybogs
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Friday, 8 August 2008 at 4:27 am
bo-beau belga pasaway hahaha, mas ok pa n bangko n lng sya e mas maganda p laro ng PCU.
bola
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Friday, 8 August 2008 at 9:12 am
@asanes
good luck nalng sa mapua.
kakailanganin nyo ng marami nun.
-BRAVO BASTE-
magma
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Friday, 8 August 2008 at 11:06 am
BIG belga…..uwi ka nalang… d ka nakakatulong…
masyadong magulang,kulang naman sa galing..
hanap away pa..
nagalit pa si coach joel..pasorry sorry ka pa nga naman pero paulit ulit din namang ginagawa…
PCU fight!!!! belga take a flight!!!!!!!!
bola
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Friday, 8 August 2008 at 4:05 pm
I TOLD U ASANES, MAPUA JUST LOST TO SSCR,
UPHR IS NEXT!
Grrr!
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Friday, 8 August 2008 at 4:25 pm
with this development, the battle for the top two places (csjl, sbc and jru) gets interesting as also the scrambling for the fourth and final place on the FF among SSC-R, mit and csb.
bola
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Friday, 8 August 2008 at 5:16 pm
maybe we should edit the title to “fourth straight”
hehe “joke”
REVI :)
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Saturday, 9 August 2008 at 10:45 am
BRAVO BASTE c;