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Momowei, CEU escape Olivarez College to complete UCAL sweep

Published Mar 6, 2026 01:53 pm

At A Glance

  • Centro Escolar University proved steadier and wiser down the stretch and scored a remarkable 84-81 come-from-behind win over defending champion Olivarez College to complete an 8-0 sweep in the first phase of the elimination round in the PGFlex-UCAL Season 8 Basketball Tournament on Thursday, March 5, at the Paco Arena.
CEU’s Precious Momowei goes for a basket against Olivarez College’s Hakim Njiasse during their duel in the PGFlex-UCAL Season 8 Basketball Tournament on March 5 at the Paco Arena. (UCAL)
CEU’s Precious Momowei goes for a basket against Olivarez College’s Hakim Njiasse during their duel in the PGFlex-UCAL Season 8 Basketball Tournament on March 5 at the Paco Arena. (UCAL)
Games Monday
(Paco Arena)
12 noon – ICC vs LPU-B
2 p.m. – DIL vs PWU
4 p.m. – UB vs MCU
6 p.m. – PCU-D vs OLI
 
Centro Escolar University proved steadier and wiser down the stretch and scored a remarkable 84-81 come-from-behind win over defending champion Olivarez College to complete an 8-0 sweep in the first phase of the elimination round in the PGFlex-UCAL Season 8 Basketball Tournament on Thursday, March 5, at the Paco Arena.
The Scorpions trailed the Sea Lions for most part of the game until the 6-foot-9 Precious Momowei imposed his will inside, scoring all but one in a blazing 8-1 windup to keep CEU’s pristine record intact going into the next stage of the elims.
Momowei posted his seventh double-double with 22 points and 12 boards plus two assists in a performance that underscored his desire to win a championship after a forgettable winless stint with University of the East in the UAAP last season.
Geric Cañete also made his presence felt in the duel of unbeaten teams by delivering 17 points spiked by three triples apart from posting 5 rebounds and two steals. Christ Singson also shone offensively with 10 points.
With an 8-0 record, the CEU needs only to win two of its three games in the next phase of elims to advance outright in the semis.
In other games, Immaculada Concepcion College stunned two-time champion Diliman College, 77-75, despite the 37-point effort of Solomon Kone, and Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas improved to 4-3 after downing University of Batangas, 87-79.
Manila Central University picked up its second win seven games with an 86-60 drubbing of Philippine Women’s University.
The top four finishers after the first phase will be bracketed in Group A where they play another round with the Top 2 earning outright semis berths. The fifth to 9th placers also play another round with the Top 2 joining the losers in Group A in the quarters which is a knockout affair.
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