In the first game of the Friday triple header of the NCAA. The San Beda Red Lions easily dispatches the CSB Blazers 89-63.

The first half went well for the CSB Blazers as they were able to stay close with the Red Lions and even lead them entering the 2nd quarter 23-20 but the Red Lions ends it at 38-31, A huge run by San Beda in the 3rd quarter left the Blazers down by 62-42 at the end of the quarter.

It was an easy win for San Beda as six players ends the game in double digits, leading them is Art Dela Cruz with 17 points, Acee Soberano and Ola Adeogun both scoring 12 points, Ryusei Koga and Radge Tongco both with 11 points, and Piere Tankoua with 10 points.

Meanwhile, Jonathan Grey didn't play with the Blazers, leaving the scoring duties to the rookies Jayjay Domingo who scored career high 20 points and Christian Fajarito with 11 points.

Score:

San Beda Red Lions 89: Dela Cruz 17, Soberano 12, Adeogun 12, Koga 11, Tongco 11, Tankoua 10, Cabanag 7, Mocon 4, Reyes 3, Bonsubre 2. 

CSB Blazers 63: Domingo JJ 20, Fajarito 11, Saavedra 10, Young 9, Deles 3, Ongteco 3, Jonson 2, Sta Maria 2, San Juan 2, Flores 1.

In the second game, the Lyceum Pirates defeated the San Sebastian Stags 71-67.

The Pirates started the game strong with a huge lead to end the 1st quarter at 22-9 to command the whole game up until the last quarter even with a late run by the Stags in the 4th quarter.

Jasper Ayaay and Victor Nguidjol led the Pirates with 16 and 15 points respectively, on the other hand Ryan Costelo's 17 points and effort didn't convert in to a win for the Stags as they dropped another game after they defeated Letran last tuesday.

Score:

Lyceum Pirates 71: Ayaay 16, Nguidjol 15, BUlawan 10, Soliman 8, Taladua 8, Alanes 6, Baltazar 5, Mbida 3. 

San Sebastian Stags 67: Costelo 17, Ortuoste 12, Calisaan 10, Guinto 8, Fabian 7, David 6, Pretta 3, Sibal 2, Capobres 2. 

In the final game of the Friday triple header, the Letran Knights avenges their loss in the first round against the EAC Generals after they defeated them 86-76.

Mark Cruz led the Knights in defeating the Generals giving out 29 points to get back to the firsat team that gave them a loss in the first round, The Knights commanded the whole game even with two generals namely Francis Munsayac and Sidney Onwuberie scored 24 and 22 points respectively.

Score:

Letran Knights 86: Cruz 29, Nambatac 11, Luib 9, Quinto 9, Racal 8, Apreku 7, Sollano , Balagasay 6

EAC Generals 76: Munsayac 24, Onwuberie 22, Bonleon 7, Hamadou 7, Pascua 6, Diego 6, Mejos 4. 

In the first game of the Thursday action of the NCAA the JRU Heavy Bombers outlasted the Arellano Chiefs 114-112 after 2 overtime.

It was a seesaw battle between the two squads JRU was leading in the last 2 minutes of the game, but the Chiefs were able to tie the game at 87 all with Paolo Pontejos missing the could be winning shot due to a travelling violation pushing the game into overtime.

The game intensifies more as it entered into the first overtime as no team is ready to raise the white flag, another could be winning shot was missed this time on the part of Jovanie Jalalon missing the basket pushing the game into 2nd overtime. In the second overtime Paolo Pontejos poured in several crucial baskets to keep the Heavy Bombers on top despite Zach Nicholls and Jovanie Jalalon's effort to get the lead back to the chiefs.

In the dying seconds of the second overtime Tey Teodoro shoots a perimeter shot that was called for a 3 point shot forcing Jovanie Jalalon to foul Gio Lasquety as JRU leads Arellano 113-112 with 1.4 seconds left, but after the foul was made a review by the officials turns Teodoro's 3 to a 2 point shot as the latter's foot stepped on the line bringing down the score to a tied ball game 112-112 but Lasquety was able to get the two charities given to him sealing the win for the JRU Heavy Bombers.

Paolo Pontejos led the Heavy Bombers with his career high performance of  32 points (He is 11 out of 12 in the 2 pt mark), 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Meanwhile, on the other hand another career high game was made, this time Jovanie Jalalon scoring 36 points, 16 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 steals for the Chiefs in losing efforts.

Score:

JRU Heavy Bombers 114: Pontejos 32, Poutouchi 21, Teodoro 16, Astilla 100, Dela Paz 10, Cruz 9, Lasquety 8, Dela Virgen 3, Sanchez 2, Grospe 2, Abdul Wahab 1. 

Arellano Chiefs 112: Jalalon 36, Holts 21, Nicholls 20, Enriquez 10, Bangga 9, Cadavis 6, Meca 5, Salado 3, Ortega 2. 

In the second game the Mapua Cardinals stuns number three seed Perpetual Help Altas after beating them 70-65 to keep their final hopes alive.

Mapua started strong in the game, capitalizing on the sloppy plays of the Altas  as they end the first half with a huge 46-29 lead and keeping a 59-42 lead entering the fourth period, but the Perps were able to get close after making several runs trimming the lead down to 68-65 with less than a minute left in the game but the run was already late as the Cardinals already taking the win.

Even without ace players Josan Nimes, CJ Isit, and Andretti Stevens still sidelined due to their injuries, all seems well for Allwell Oraeme as he carried the Cardinals in winning the game proving he is not number one in the MVP race for nothing giving out a double double performance of 19 points and 15 rebounds

On the side of the perps Bright Akhuetie's 18 points didn't light up the chances of the Altas in getting the win.

Score:

Mapua Cardinals 70: Oraeme 19, Biteng 12, Serrano 11, Nieles 9, Menina 9, Que 4, Brana 4, Aguirre 2.

Perpetual Help Altas 65: Akhuetie 18, Thompson 14, Dagangon 11, Dizon 5, Oliviera 4, Eze 4, Sadiwa 3, Coronel 2, Bantayan 2, Gallardo 2. 

Going to season 78 with an intact line up consisting of veterans Karim Abdul, Kevin Ferrer, Loui Vigil, Jamil Sheriff, and Ed Daquioag the Tigers are ready to growl back to the finals and take their 19th basketball title.

Second Round begins with a bang for the San Sebastian College Recoletos Golden Stags as they staged a huge upset win over the Letran Knights in the second game of the second round of eliminations.

Letran controlled the first quarter of the game with 22-15 over San Sebastian. Early in the second period the Knights led the Stags 28-16 with 7 minutes left in the quarter, before the Stags were able to close in at the end of the first half 41-39. In the third period San Sebastian were able to tie the game at 41-41,

Jamil Ortuoste then fired a three that gave the lead to the Stags for the first time, but Letran's back court tandem of Cruz and Nambatac snatches back the lead entering the fourth quarter with a 65-63 lead over the stags that ballooned to a 77-66 with 6 minutes left in the game though with a huge lead entering the last 5 minutes of regulation San Sebastian made a 15-2 run against the Knights to take the lead at 79-81 with less than 3 minutes. It was almost a victory for Letran as they were on top by 1 at 87-86 but Ryan Costelo's fancy move takes the lead and the win for the stags.

Michael Calisaan led the scoring with 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Stags, meanwhile Mark Cruz top scored for the Knights with 30 points.

San Sebastian Stags 89: Calisaan 27, Ortuoste 19, Guinto '15, Costelo 13, Fabian 7, Bulanadi 7, Sibal 1. 

Letran Knights 87: Cruz 30, Nambatac 12, Racal 12, Sollano 9, Quinto 8, Luib 5, Balanza 4, Balagasay 4, Apreku 2, Calvo 1. 

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 San Juan Arena

10:00AM SBC vs EAC Jrs

12:00NN CSJL vs SSC-R Jrs

2:00PM SBC vs EAC Srs

4:00PM CSJL vs SSC-R Srs

Thursday, August 27, 2015 San Juan Arena

10:00AM JRU vs AU Jrs

12:00NN MIT vs UPHSD Jrs

2:00PM JRU vs AU Srs

4:00PM MIT vs UPHSD Srs

Friday, August 28, 2015 San Juan Arena

8:00AM CSB vs SBC Jrs

10:00AM LPU vs SSC-R Jrs

12:00NN CSB vs SBC Srs

2:00PM LPU vs SSC-R Srs

4:00PM EAC vs CSJL Srs

6:00PM EAC vs CSJL Jrs

Tuesday, September 01, 2015 San Juan Arena

10:00AM AU vs CSB Jrs

12:00NN UPHSD vs LPU Jrs

2:00PM AU vs CSB Srs

4:00PM UPHSD vs LPU Srs

Thursday, September 03, 2015 San Juan Arena

10:00AM UPHSD vs AU Jrs

12:00NN SBC vs JRU Jrs

2:00PM UPHSD vs AU Srs

4:00PM SBC vs JRU Srs

Friday, September 04, 2015 San Juan Arena

8:00AM SSC-R vs MIT Jrs

10:00AM EAC vs CSB Jrs

12:00NN SSC-R vs MIT Srs

2:00PM EAC vs CSB Srs

4:00PM CSJL vs LPU Srs

6:00PM CSJL vs LPU Jrs

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 San Juan Arena

10:00AM SSC-R vs SBC Jrs

12:00NN EAC vs UPHSD Jrs

2:00PM SSC-R vs SBC Srs

4:00PM EAC vs UPHSD Srs

Thursday, September 24, 2015 San Juan Arena

10:00AM LPU vs EAC Jrs

12:00NN CSB vs SSC-R Jrs

2:00PM LPU vs EAC Srs

4:00PM CSB vs SSC-R Srs

Friday, September 25, 2015 San Juan Arena

8:00AM MIT vs SBC Jrs

10:00AM JRU vs UPHSD Jrs

12:00NN MIT vs SBC Srs

2:00PM JRU vs UPHSD Srs

4:00PM CSJL vs AU Srs

6:00PM CSJL vs AU Jrs

Tuesday, September 08, 2015 San Juan Arena

10:00AM JRU vs MIT Jrs

12:00NN LPU vs AU Jrs

2:00PM JRU vs MIT Srs

4:00PM LPU vs AU Srs

Thursday, September 10, 2015 San Juan Arena

10:00AM UPHDS vs SBC Jrs

12:00NN AU vs SSC-R Jrs

2:00PM UPHSD vs SBC Srs

4:00PM AU vs SSC-R Srs

Friday, September 11, 2015 San Juan Arena

8:00AM JRU vs EAC Jrs

10:00AM MIT vs LPU Jrs

12:00NN JRU vs EAC Srs

2:00PM MIT vs LPU Srs

4:00PM CSB vs CSJL Srs

6:00PM CSB vs CSJL Jrs

Tuesday, September 15, 2015 San Juan Arena

10:00AM CSB vs JRU Jrs

12:00NN CSJL vs MIT Jrs

2:00PM CSB vs JRU Srs

4:00PM CSJL vs MIT Srs

Thursday, September 17, 2015 San Juan Arena

10:00AM SSC-R vs EAC Jrs

12:00NN SBC vs LPU Jrs

2:00PM SSC-R vs EAC Srs

4:00PM SBC vs LPU Srs

Friday, September 18, 2015 San Juan Arena

8:00AM UPHSD vs CSB Jrs

10:00AM AU vs MIT Jrs

12:00NN UPHSD vs CSB Srs

2:00PM AU vs MIT Srs

4:00PM JRU vs CSJL Srs

6:00PM JRU vs CSJL Jrs

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 San Juan Arena

10:00AM UPHSD vs SSC-R Jrs

12:00NN JRU vs LPU Jrs

2:00PM UPHSD vs SSC-R Srs

4:00PM JRU vs LPU Srs

Thursday, October 01, 2015 San Juan Arena

10:00AM LPU vs CSB Jrs

12:00NN EAC vs MIT Jrs

2:00PM LPU vs CSB Srs

4:00PM EAC vs MIT Srs

Friday, October 02, 2015 San Juan Arena

8:00AM SSC-R vs JRU Jrs

10:00AM SBC vs AU Jrs

12:00NN SSC-R vs JRU Srs

2:00PM SBC vs AU Srs

4:00PM UPHSD vs CSJL Srs

6:00PM UPHSD vs CSJL Jrs

Tuesday, October 06, 2015 San Juan Arena

10:00AM MIT vs CSB Jrs

12:00NN AU vs EAC Jrs

2:00PM MIT vs CSB Srs

4:00PM AU vs EAC Srs

Thursday, October 08, 2015 San Juan Arena

12:00NN CSJL vs SBC Jrs

2:00PM CSJL vs SBC Jrs

In the final day of the first round of elimination of the 91st season of the NCAA, the University of Perpetual Help System Altas beats the Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers in an overtime game that ends at 86-83

It was a tight game between the Altas and the Heavy Bombers front the beginning up to the end, Perpetual Help almost take home the victory with a 73-70 lead over JRU with just a few ticks left in the game clock but Dave Sanchez knocked off a huge three point basket to tie the ballgame at 73-73 to force an over time. In the overtime period Bright Akhuetie and the rest of the Altas showed JRU that they are more composed to get the victory.

Scottie Thompson showcased another MVP Performance in this match giving out a triple double performance of 13 points, 17 assists, and 13 rebounds to support Bright Akhuetie's 31 points explosion, meanwhile Teytey Teodoro took over again for the Heavy Bomber scoring 28 points adding to that is Paolo Pontejos 14 points.


Perpetual Help Altas 86: Akhuetie 31, Thompson 13, Ylagan 10, Coronel 10, Elopre 8, Eze 7, Dizon 2, Bantayan 2, Cabiltes 2, Oliviera 1, Tamayo 0, Gallardo 9,

JRU Heavy Bombers :83 - Teodoro 28, Pontejos 14, Sanchez 11, Grospe 8, Dela Paz 6, Abdul Wahab 5, Cruz 4, Poutouochi 4, Dela Virgen 3,

In the last game of the first round, the Arellano Uniiversity Chiefs foiled the San Beda Red Lions to stay on top of the standings after defeating them 88-84. 

It was a huge first half for Arellano with a 30-20 lead at the end of the first period and 41-37 to end the first half, but San Beda rallied in the third period to take a 55-61 lead over Arellano. Entering the last quarter Jiovani Jalalon spearheaded a huge run for the Chiefs against the Red Lions to take a 73-66 lead with more than 7 minutes remaining, San Beda were able to trim down the lead to two with 73-71 but again  Arellano always find a solution to keep the Red Lions at bay as they again made an 11-2 run with less than 5 minutes left in the game.

Jovanie Jalalon led the Chiefs in their victory to take a solo 4th place in the standings producing 22 points alone in the final quarter,  Dionce Holts added 21 points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile Pierre Tankoua led San Beda the Rookie Import produced 20 points for the Red Lions, Dan Sara added 16 points.

Score:

Arellano Chiefs 88: Jalalon 22, Holts 21, Salado 14, Enriquez 12, Nicholls 6, Gumaru 5 
, Cadavis 4, Bangga 2, Tano 2. 

San Beda Red Lions 84: Tankoua 20, Sara 16, Dela Cruz 11, Adeogun 10, Koga 8, Tongco 6, Mocon 4, Soberano 3, Reyes 2, Presbitero 2, Sola 2. 

Star Cinema had just released the teaser for the second installment of the iconic love story of Popoy and Basha, the prequel of One More Chance will still be directed by Cathy Garcia Molina coming soon to cinemas.

The Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights ends the first round with an 8-1 record after defeating the Mapua Institute of Technology in a very tight match that ends at 80-77.

It was a dominant first half by the Knights finishing the 2nd quarter with a 53-38 lead over the Cardinals, but Mapua made a huge 21-7 run in the third period to close in at 60-59, and even grab the lead in the middle of the fourth period with a 70-65, but Rey Nambatac scored 11 points in that last five minutes grabbing back the lead to Letran.

Nambatac led the Knights with 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 steals adding to that is Mark Cruz's 16 points and 6 assists, meanwhil on the other side Allwell Oraeme's 23 points, 28 rebounds, and 4 blocks were only supported by Exiquiel Biteng and Stephen Que's 15 and 13 points resppectively.

Letran stays on top of the standings with an 8-1 record, while Mapua goes down to solo number 6 with a 4-5 record still missing the service of CJ Isit and Josan Nimes.

Score:

Letran Knights 80: Nambatac 22, Cruz 16, Balanza 11, Luib 10, Racal 9, Apreku 2, Sollano 2.

Mapua Cardinals 77: Oraeme 23, Biteng 15, Que 13, Serrano 8, Nieles 7, Meninaq 6, Aguirre 3, Raflores 2.


In the second game the Arellano University Chiefs easily dispatches the College of Saint Benilde with an 85-73 victory last Friday.

The Chiefs dominated the Blazers early in the game finishing the first three quarters with double digit lead, Zach Nichols spearheaded the scoring for the Chiefs with 19 points while Jiovani Jalalon added 13 points, 10 assists, and 6 rebounds.

Even with Jonathan Grey's 24 point performance the Blazers still fall down to 2-7 record to end the first round of elimination, while the Chiefs goes up to 5-3 heading to their rematch with San Beda on the 18th iof August.

Score:

Arellano Chiefs 85: Nichols 19, Jalalon 13, Salado 11, Gumaru 9, Holts 6, Ortega 6, Capara 4, Cadavis 4, Zamora 4, Enriquez 3, Meca 2, Bangga 2, Tano 2.

CSB Blazer 73: Grey 24, Saavedra 16, Dominngo JJ 15, Domingo JS 6, Ongteco 4, Sta Maria 4, Fajarito 3, Castor 1.

Derek Ramsay, Meg Imperial, and Coleen Garcia stars for the first time in the upcoming romantic drama movie from Star Cinema and Viva Films "Ex With Benefits".


Ex With Benefits circles around the story of former lovers Adam (Ramsay) a 35 year old doctor and Arki (Garcia) a 28 year old Medical Representative, Adam and Arki went to school together and had a very promising love story until Arki suddenly disappeared in the life of Adam.


After almost a decade after they last met Adam and Arki met once again that made all the pains in the past coming back. As they worked with each other, they hide all of their pains and anguish and pretend that all is well after all the years that passed by so they can enjoy the new found company in each other that has no label and no commitment.


But after all their efforts to try to forget all the pains they have been through, what Arki and Adam thought that everything is going back to the way it used to be, secrets from the past returns, causing the two of them to rethink if exes should give their relationship a second chance or should they keep the thing of the past in the past.


Ex With Benefits is Coleen's big movie launch while this will be Derek's comeback film with Star Cinema, This is also the second movie of Coleen with Direk Gino M. Santos after the successful #Y, Ex with Benefits is also the first movie of Meg Imperial under Star Cinema, who prevously starred in ABSCBN's afternoon drama series Moon of Desire. The film also stars Rayver Cruz, Tirso Cruz III, Carmi Martin, Kitkat, Juan Rodrigo, Nina Ricci Alagao, Jobelle Salvador, and Mengge Cobarubias.


The movie is directed by Gino M. Santos(#Y, The Animals), Ex With Benefits is showing in cinemas nationwide starting September 2. Meanwhile, here's the Uncut Teaser of the movie and I'm sure it will be worth it.