MICHAEL PHILIPS scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as EcoOil-La Salle pummeled Keanzel Basketball, 144-75, on Thursday to secure a semifinals seat in the Philippine Basketball Association D-League Aspirants’ Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
Centro Escolar University, meanwhile, turned to Daniel Marcelo in the fourth quarter to survive from a third quarter meltdown and beat Go Torakku-St. Clare, 73-69.
All 14 players fielded by the two-time defending champions scored with seven tallying double digits as the Green Archers stayed unbeaten in four games. Alfren Gayosa scored 16 points while Dominic Panlilio and Denzel Jensen Wong had 11 apiece for Keanzel which remains winless in four games.
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