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Blazers practically show Cards the door


Saint Benilde's Will Gozum.

Saint Benilde’s Will Gozum. –NCAA PHOTOS

Still moving on from an unlikely failure, the University of St. Benilde on Wednesday played smart in the final game to take down Mapua, 85-72, as the Blazers regained their qualifying lead while dimming the Cardinals’ chances of advancing in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament at Filoil EcoOil Center.

Will Gozum score 25 points with 8 rebounds and Miguel Corteza toss 22 to complete a double-edged sword for the Blazers, who took an 8-2 lead while losing to Emilio Aguinaldo on the tail 80-75 last Sunday ahead. after.

And coach Charles Tiu was impressed with what he saw, especially the way Gozum and Corteza stepped up when Benilde’s third gun, the Migs Oczon, went mute.

“They (the Blazers) played their best and that’s what I expected of them,” Tiu said. “Mapua was really protective [Migs] Oczon, but Will and Miggy (Corteza), they have achieved a lot in the coming time and they have had a lot of difficulties so I have to acknowledge them.”

Lyceum, another frontrunner that failed on Sunday, recovered with a 79-73 score of the Champions in the second game.

The win was the seventh in 11 games for the Pirates, who overcame a draw with idling defending champion Letran in third after pulling away in the second half and preserving a 50- lead. 38 during the break.

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