In a high-scoring contest, De La Salle University needed key defensive stops in the end game to outlast National University, 115-109, and get a share of the lead in Season 80 University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball tournament on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Green Archers again labored their way to victory without reigning Most Valuable Player (MVP) Ben Mbala and just like in their 95-90 victory over Far Eastern University, the defending champions showed poise down the stretch to nail their second straight win and join chief rival Ateneo de Manila University at the top spot.

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