In the battle of Manila vs. the Visayas, the big city teams came out on top to win the championships at the national finals of the BEST SBP Passerelle Twin Tournament backed by Milo at the St. La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City. La Salle Greenhills scored its second straight national championship in the SBP division by trashing the University of the Visayas, 55-39, while Adamson University needed an overtime period to outlast Bacolod Tay Tung High School, 70-61, to also win its second straight Passerelle division championship.
La Salle broke open a close game wide open with a big second quarter to douse any hopes of a UV upset. After leading 16-15 in the first quarter, La Salle went to its swarming full-court defense to limit UV to only four points in the second quarter while scoring 20 of its own for a commanding 36-19 halftime lead. UV couldn’t gain any headway in the third quarter as La Salle maintained its 17-point bubble at 46-29. It was cruise control for the Greenies in the fourth period as they stopped any UV attempt to rally. Ethan Alian, who led the second quarter set that broke the game open, had 10 points to lead a balanced offense. Javi Jugo had eight while four more players had at least six points each. Sean Salarza had 12 points to lead UV. UV’s other key players were shut down by the leech-like La Salle defense.
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