RENZO Pagulayan drilled in 22 points as the College of St. Benilde Blazers routed the National University Bulldogs, 92-83, Saturday in the 15th Fr. Martin Cup Division 2 basketball tournament at the St. Placid gymnasium inside San Beda-Manila campus in Mendiola.
Pagulayan, a transferee from the University of the Philippines, struck with with two of six triples in the last period and this provided enough fuel to deliver the Blazers their second win in three matches, keeping them in contention for the semifinals.
The Blazers’ outside shooting allowed them to shatter a 77-all deadlock and move away, 85-78, in the last 2:38.
In other games, the Letran Knights drew 24 points from Larry Muyang as they fended off the Ateneo Blue Eagles, 88-84, for their fourth win in five games in Group A.
La Consolacion came off with a 73-68 win over the National University Bulldogs-A.
In the junior division, John Ospeg put in 21 points in leading the Rich Golden Shower Montessori School Spartans to an 88-82 beating of Xavier School, to hike their record to 5-1.
San Beda-Manila Red Kittens A won by default over Far Eastern to move up to 3-2 in Group B, while Limwell Calibo hit 33 points for San Beda-Rizal B in their 163-29 demolition of Philippine Cultural College.
The Red Kittens-A had earlier crushed Paco Catholic School, 135-46, while San Beda-Manila B (3-3), with Benedict Alagde topscoring for 18, outplayed La Salle Greenhills, 95-86.
The National University Bulldogs, getting 14 points from Gerry Abadiano, blasted St. Michael-Laguna, 87-36, to move ahead with their 5-1 slate.