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PCCL: Red Lions claim first national title after sweeping La Salle

The San Beda Red Lions swept the La Salle Green Archers in the PCCL Finals. (Photo by Dominic Lim of Tiebreaker Times)

The San Beda Red Lions added the PCCL title to their fifth straight NCAA title after defeating the La Salle Green Archers, 73-62, Monday afternoon at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.

Ola Adeogun was named the Finals Most Valuable Player as he scored 19 points and grabbed three rebounds in Game 2 after playing less than 17 minutes. San Beda’s top import played limited minutes in the game as he committed three fouls in the first half.

In his stead, Pierre Tankoua also had a good game with nine points, seven rebounds, and two blocks.

Arthur Dela Cruz carried the fight for the Red Lions as he scored 15 points while adding 13 rebounds, two assists, and two steals while shooting 50% from the field.

San Beda started the fourth quarter down 50-47 but they exploded for 26 points in the final quarter including a 12-2 run late in the fourth quarter.

Baser Amer struggled mightily from the field as he made only 6 of 24 shots for 14 points but he added three rebounds, four assists, and two steals to aid San Beda’s cause.

Jeron Teng led the fight for La Salle with 25 points and two rebounds while rookie Paolo Rivero added 11 points and eight rebounds.

After trash-talking with Adeogun on Twitter, Ben Mbala chipped in 10 points and 12 rebounds. La Salle head coach Juno Sauler interestingly played only seven players in the contest while San Beda head coach Adonis Tierra played 11 Red Lions.

Adeogun was part of the competition’s Mythical Five alongside Arthur dela Cruz, Jeron Teng, Baser Amer, and Thomas Torres.