Perpetual snaps skid, takes down CEU for solo third

University of Perpetual Help System Dalta halted its two-game losing skid at the expense of Centro Escolar University, 93-72, in the 2023 PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup Tuesday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.

Young guns Jun Roque and Cyrus Nitura connived for the victory as the former dropped 17 points, five rebounds, two steals, and one block while the latter collected 17 markers together with eight dimes, six boards, and a steal.

Carlo Ferreras helped the cause with 16 points off the bench while veteran guard Jielo Razon chipped in 13 points and five boards.

"It's a badly needed win for us. Kasi itong CEU, tapos Letran, 'yung mga kapuwestuhan namin so far. Inayos lang namin 'yung mistakes namin from our two losses at ito, we got the win against CEU," said Altas head coach Myk Saguiguit.

Perpetual, which started 2-0 before losing two in a row, moved to 3-2 for a solo third spot behind leaders Marinerong Pilipino-San Beda (4-1) and EcoOil-La Salle (3-1) to stay in hunt for a Top-2 finish that comes with an outright semifinal berth.

CEU, meanwhile, slipped to 2-2 to tie Letran at 4th spot.

The Scores:

Perpetual 93 – Roque 17, Nitura 17, Ferreras 16, Razon 13, Ramirez 8, Movida 7, Boral 6, Abis 6, Pagaran 2, Cuevas 1, Orgo 0, Barcoma 0, Sevilla 0, Nunez, Omega 0.

CEU 72 – Bernabe 14, Anagbogu 11, Balogun 10, Santos 7, Diaz 6, Puray 6, Ferrer 5, Malicana 5, Tolentino 4, Reyes 2, Borromeo 2, Cabotaje 0, Javier 0, Peñano 0, Joson 0.

Quarter scores: 28-15, 43-34, 71-51, 93-72.

—MGP, GMA Integrated News