Blazers blast Altas to go 4-0 in NCAA

MANILA, Philippines — College of Saint Benilde schooled the young University of Perpetual Help System DALTA squad after a 78-51 blowout win to take its fourth-straight victory in the NCAA 100 men's basketball tournament at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Wednesday.The Blazers posted a 29-point lead, 69-40, and kept their cushion throughout the end of the clock to remain unscathed early in the season. Justine Sanchez made 13 points, and 8 rebounds, while Winston Ynot and Gab Cometa added 12 and 10 points, respectively. Benilde outscored Perpetual in bench points after chiming in 51, while the Altas only had 19. This is Benilde's best start in NCAA under head coach Charles Tiu (4-0), while Perpetual fell to a 2-2 win-loss card. The Blazers scored 32 points in the second quarter alone, courtesy of Sanchez, Ynot, and Cometa, drilling the shots, while the Altas only had 19. Perpetual's Mark Gojo Cruz put up a double-double performance of 11 points and 11 rebounds that all went to waste.