Justine Baltazar Shows Arsenal In La Salle Win Versus FEU

Justine Baltazar Shows Arsenal In La Salle Win Versus FEU

Justine Baltazar was posting up, shooting the 3s, running the break and most importantly he did it in the 4th quarter when FEU was caught up with La Salle at 61 then subsequently pulled away with a 14-4 backbreakef. Baltazar subtly filled the stat sheet with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block. La Salle got into a nice rhythm early racing to an 8-1 lead before FEU tied it up at 8-all and they were matching shots since. FEU led after the first quarter 18-17 with Brandrey Bienes finding his range. Mark Nonoy's back to back 3s and Michael Phillips' post play made it 29-22 La Salle only to be countered by RJ Abarrientos and Emman Ojuola to tie the score 32-all at half-time. It was a close 3rd quarter where there were ties and several lead changes. This time it was Cyrus Austria, Deschon Winston and Evan Nelle vs Abarrientos, LJ Gonzales and Sandagon. However La Salle's 3-point shooting duo Baltazar and Nonoy from 30 feet Sparks a 9-0 run trailing 49-50 to leading 58-50 after 3 quarters. FEU had a spirited run in the 4th quarter tying the game at 61-all with 6 minutes left. La Salle's running game was worked giving them mismatches and open looks. It was Balti time in the clutch who scored 7 points in this stretch and with the help of Kurt Lojera La Salle takes the game 75-65. Adding the total for La Salle were Nonoy with 17 points and Lojera 10. FEU's Gonzales had 17 points, Ojuola 13, Abarrientos 9 and Bienes 9.

With La Salle running on the break, it created mismatches and open looks.for La Sal