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Senegalese center Malick Diouf tallied 18 points, 23 rebounds, five assists, and five blocks to lead the Scorpions' third straight win.
Rich Guinitaran contributed 16 points and two rebounds, while Dave Bernabe had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
"I think we just have to stay focused on our immediate goal, which is to make it to the next round or even make it to the top two," said coach Derrick Pumaren.
Winning for CEU was not easy after the AMA cut Aaron Aaron's lead from 17 points, 41-24, to one, 64-63, at the end of the third period. The Scorpions only avenged a 14-4 blast to lift the lead to 78-67 with 5:04 left in the game.
“We're not focused on what were doing right now. We're forcing a lot of shots, thinking about themselves, and that's not us. We should be able to stick to the system no matter what, ”Pumaren said.
Black led the Titans once again with 21 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, and three steals. The failure was the second straight of the AMA that dropped them to 1-3.
Meanwhile, Iwalk completed an impressive 23-point advantage to snatch a 113-103 win over Nailtalk-St. Dominic Savio. JP Belencion led the Chargers with 38 points, eight rebounds, and three assists.
The Technological Institute of the Philippines overcame Black Mamba, led by Russell Tan with 25 points, 5-of-7 in the three-point area.
