Armed with new recruits, the Wangs Basketball-Letran Knights embarked on their new chapter with a rousing 93-75 rout of the AMA Online Education Titans, Tuesday afternoon at the Pasig Sports Center.
Everyone clicked for the Couriers with Bong Quinto spearheading the blowout with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists.
Newcomer Bonbon Batiller added 15 markers, five boards, and three dimes in his debut. Starting point guard JP Calvo chipped in 12 points, eight rebounds, and two assists.
Christian Fajarito also registered 11 markers and nine boards, while Alex Mandreza had 10 points for Wangs-Letran.
Despite the promising showing, coach Jeff Napa said that he still wants to see more from his players moving forward.
“Masaya kami syempre dahil nanalo. Pero marami pa rin kaming kailangang gawin,” he said as he wanted more from the Knights after outrebounding the Titans, 57-44.
Quinto and Calvo triggered Wangs-Letran’s second quarter pull-away to establish the 38-26, lead which grew to as high as 22 points, 81-59 in the payoff period.
Michael Cañete topscored AMA with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Kris Porter had 13 in the defeat.
Wangs-Letran will have vengeance on their minds on Monday, January 29, when they take on NCAA tormentors Che’lu-San Sebastian Revellers. AMA, on the other hand, will have a tough assignment when they take on the Zark’s-Lyceum Jawbreakers on Thursday, January 25.
The Scores:
Wangs-Letran 93 — Quinto 19, Batiller 15, Calvo 12, Fajarito 11, Mandreza 10, Trinidad 8, Publico 6, Vacaro 4, Balagasay 3, Ambohot 3, Muyang 2.
AMA Online Education 75 — Cañete 20, Porter 13, Escalambre 11, Casiño 10, Antonares 6, Manalang 6, Garcia 4, Ng 3, Parcero 2, Bragais 0, Carpio 0, Paras 0, Raflores 0, Salonga 0.
Quarterscores: 16-13, 44-35, 67-52, 93-75.
