Jonathan Daileg ends hunch to assist Lyceum previous EAC

Lyceum Pirates’ Jonathan Daileg throughout an NCAA Season 100 males’s basketball event. –NCAA PHOTO

Jonathan Daileg felt jittery that he couldn’t discover his vary the previous two video games.

Daileg shed off the strain and introduced the Lyceum Pirates nearer to a different Last 4 stint in come-from-behind 74-65 victory over the Emilio Aguinaldo School Generals on Tuesday within the NCAA Season 100 males’s basketball event.

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The spindly ahead poured all of his 11 factors within the last interval because the Pirates reversed the development of chasing the Generals in a whirlwind end that secured Lyceum’s ninth win with one recreation remaining previous to the playoffs.

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“Coach (Gilbert Malabanan) informed me to simply carry on taking pictures if I get the chance. It’ll finally go in,’’ mentioned Daileg in Filipino after nailing a few threes down the essential stretch.

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The Generals have been forward getting into the fourth and appeared headed to pulling away constructed on the efforts of Aldeo Lucero.

However Daileg instantly bought into the stream and conspired with Ato Barba and JM Bravo that noticed the Pirates go on a blitzkrieg that erased the deficit and even led 64-55 in a shocking flip of occasions.

“His (Daileg) arms have been chilly the previous two video games. I held it once more right now they usually have been scorching. I knew that he would ship,’’ mentioned Malabanan.

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Renz Villegas paced them with 12 factors, six rebounds, three assists and a steal whereas Mclaude Guadana had 10 factors, 5 rebounds and two assists for the Pirates, who will shut out the second spherical in opposition to School of St. Benilde.

They’re nonetheless in a decent race for the fourth and last spot within the semifinals together with the Letran Knights and the Generals, each of whom are tied in an 8-9 document for fifth.

Harvey Pagsanjan led the Generals with 16 factors and King Gurtiza added 14 after EAC solely made two out of their 31 three-point makes an attempt.

They need to defeat the Jose Rizal College Heavy Bombers of their last task to stay in competition within the Last 4.

The Scores

LYCEUM 74 – Villegas 12, Daileg 11, Guadaña 10, Barba 9, Versoza 9, Cunanan 8, Peñafiel 5, Aviles 4, Montaño 2, Bravo 2, Moralejo 2, Panelo 0, Paulo 0, Pallingayan 0, Gordon 0

EAC 65 – Pagsanjan 16, Gurtiza 14, Lucero 8, Bagay 7, Quinal 5, Loristo 5, Oftana 4, Luciano 4, Umpad 2, Ochavo 0, Jacob 0, Doromal 0, Bacud 0

Quarter scores: 20-16, 30-27, 43-45, 74-65