#FilOil2019: NU gores JRU to go even

SAN JUAN -- National U moved to .500 in the FilOil FlyingV Preseason Cup, after taking down JRU, 79-67 in the penultimate Tuesday game at the FilOil FlyingV Centre.

Jamike Jarin's Bulldogs bounced back from Thursday's upset loss to EAC with a masterclass in balanced scoring, with all but two of them that he fielded scored at least a point to go 2-2 in Group B.

Dave Ildefonso led NU with 12 points, all of them in the first half as he only missed a shot in the second half after coming out perfect in the first 20 minutes.

Robert Minerva provided the spark off the bench with 11 points and 8 rebounds.

NU pulled away in the third after only leading by nine in the break, putting cold water into the Heavy Bombers' gunpowder supply by limiting them to just 9 points while leading by 20.

The lead even grew to 24, 73-49 in the payoff period, courtesy of a Marc Diputado lay-up to seal their win.

Darius Estrella led all scorers with 14 for the now 0-3 JRU.

The scores:

NU  79 -- Ildefonso 12, Minerva 11, Oczon 9, Clemente 8, Gaye 6, Mangayao 6, Yu 6, Mosqueda 5, Diputado 4, Chatman 3, Joson 3, Tibayan 2, Gallego 2, Abatayo 1, Galinato 1, Salim 0, Rangel 0

JRU 67 -- Estrella 14, Delos Santos 10, Miranda 10, Dela Virgen 7, Amores 6, Vasquez 5, Arenal 4, Jungco 4, Bordon 2, Dionisio 2, Dulalia 2, Padua 1, Steinl 0, Aguilar 0

Quarter scores: 21-18, 46-37, 66-46, 79-67

(photo by FilOil FlyingV Sports)