2022 FilOil EcoOil Preseason Tournament

By Randolph B. Leongson (spin.ph) EMILIO Aguinaldo College survived a late challenge from Arellano to escape with a 68-66 win Sunday in the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup in San Juan. Allen Liwag poured six of his 16 points in the fourth quarter as he led the Generals’ 8-0 run from a 68-60 lead with 5:55…

By Randolph B. Leongson (spin.ph) LYCEUM nailed its second win in the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup, holding off Jose Rizal University, 80-73, on Sunday in San Juan. Mac Guadana sparked the Pirates’ telling 9-0 run to turn a close 61-59 lead to a 70-59 advantage with 6:02 left to play. Lyceum stretched its lead to…

By Randolph B. Leongson, spin.ph CARL Tamayo once again went to work to drive University of the Philippines to its third straight win in the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup, knocking down University of the East, 86-63, Wednesday in San Juan. The Gilas Pilipinas forward fired 15 of his 20 points in the first half as…

By Randolph B. Leongson, spin.ph NCAA champion Letran had a rousing debut in the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup, taking down Jose Rizal University, 79-66, on Wednesday in San Juan. Kobe Monje stepped up for the Knights with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Paolo Javillonar added 11 points, five boards, three blocks, and two steals….

By Randolph B. Leongson, spin.ph NATIONAL University pulled away in the fourth quarter to trounce Arellano, 78-64, on Wednesday in San Juan for a triumphant start to its Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup campaign. John Lloyd Clemente led the cavalry with 13 points, five rebounds, and three assists, while Michael Malonzo had 12 points, 12 boards,…

By Randolph B. Leongson, spin.ph FAR Eastern University held off a late charge from San Sebastian, scoring a 62-55 victory on Wednesday, its first in the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup in San Juan. Patrick Sleat topped the Tamaraws with 13 points from a 9-of-11 clip from the charity stripe, to go with four rebounds and…

By Randolph B. Leongson, spin.ph JIELO Razon drained the game-winning trey from near-halfcourt as Perpetual sunk Emilio Aguinaldo College, 66-63, for its first win in the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup on Wednesday in San Juan. The fourth-year guard, who struggled with his shot throughout the game, made the basket with 0.8 seconds left over the…

by Randolph B. Leongson (spin.ph) UNIVERSITY of the Philippines gutted out a tough 75-64 victory over a hardworking Perpetual side to nail its second win in the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup Monday in San Juan. Carl Tamayo once again steadied the Fighting Maroons’ ship with his 21 points, nine rebounds, and two assists for their…

by Randolph B. Leongson (spin.ph) ADAMSON used a strong fourth quarter to fend off Arellano, 67-48, for its second win in the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup on Monday in San Juan. The Soaring Falcons went to Joshua Barcelona down low and he scored seven of his 10 points in the payoff period as part of…

by Randolph B. Leongson (spin.ph) BRYAN Santos caught fire early and Sherwin Concepcion finished the job as University of Santo Tomas clipped Jose Rizal University, 86-78, to earn its breakthrough win in the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup on Monday in San Juan. Santos drilled five treys in the first half, while Concepcion commandeered the Growling…