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Acido stars as Perpetual forces Game 3

Published Mar 20, 2024 09:37 am

At A Glance

  • Perpetual Help bucked a slow start and survived the hard-fighting Colegio de San Juan de Letrán, 91-90, to force a do-or-die Game 3 in the NCAA Season 99 juniors basketball finals at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Wednesday, March 20.

Perpetual Help bucked a slow start and survived the hard-fighting Colegio de San Juan de Letrán, 91-90, to force a do-or-die Game 3 in the NCAA Season 99 juniors basketball finals at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Wednesday, March 20.

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Amiel Acido stars for the Perpetual Junior Altas. (NCAA Images)

Amiel Acido proved his worth as the season's Most Valuable Player, finishing with 19 points highlighted by a booming triple with 53.8 seconds left which served as the dagger to the hearts of the Squires who were hoping to retain the title for their 14th overall crown.

Letran actually had the chance to seal the deal, but Alex Gazzingan and June Silorio missed three consecutive free throws in the waning seconds which could have pulled them to a safer ground.

The Las Pinas-based squad took the tempo early on as Mark Gojo Cruz drilled three three-pointers in the opening minutes of the first quarter.

The momentum, however, quickly shifted when the Knights' triumvirate of Silorio, George Diamante Jr. and Daniel Padilla took over and built an 18-point lead, 54-36.

Determined to extend the series, Perpetual recovered and went off to a huge offensive attack to level the score at 59-all, thanks to Jhames Daep, who chipped in 13, and Acido. 

That set up a thrilling showdown in the fourth that went Perpetual's way.

Jan Pagulayan tallied double-double effort 23 points and 10 rebounds while Cruz added 16 for the Altas.

Game Three of the series will be on Saturday, March 23, at the same venue.

Meanwhile, Mapua wrapped up its tournament campaign with a bronze-medal finish, nipping San Sebastian, 64-62.

The scores: 
UPHSD 91- Pagulayan 23, Acido 19, Gojo Cruz 16, Daep 13, Diaz 5, Borja 5, Valencia 3, Callangan 3, Baldoria 2, Roluna 2, Ayon 0, Asuncion 0.
Letran 90- Silorio 20, Diamante 18, Padilla 17, Manalili 12, Baliling 11, Gazzingan 5, Navarro 3, Cruz 2, Golez 2, Villanueva 0, Reyes 0, Hugo 0.
Quarters: 28-34; 50-59; 73-75; 91-90.

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