JD Pagulayan made the biggest impact as University of Perpetual Help System DALTA crawled from a double-digit deficit en route to a 103-84 win over Emilio Aguinaldo College in the NCAA Season 100 juniors basketball on Sunday.
The senior guard dropped 21 points, four rebounds, and one assist to pave the way for the Junior ALTAs' comeback from 13 points down and 19-point victory.
Down 10 at the half, Perpetual reverted to its old form come the second half with Pagulayan conniving with Lebron Jhames Daep in the third period and Jan Roluna in the fourth period as they flipped the switch for good.
The Las Piñas crew turned a 53-42 halftime deficit to a lead as big as 20 when Jericho Cristino nailed a jumper that sent the Season 99 runners-up to an 89-69 cushion midway through the final frame.
Perpetual never looked back since then to give EAC its second loss in its last three games. The Junior ALTAs, on the other hand, haven't dropped a game since their stunning loss to San Beda University last March 2, which was followed by three straight victories over Arellano, LPU, and JRU.
EJ Castillo paced EAC with 26 points together with seven rebounds, seven assists, and two steals while Adrian Lanceta and Ian Cuajao provided the help with 18 and 16 markers apiece.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
