Centro gets out of slumpmin UCBL meet

Games on Thursday (Olivarez gym, Parañaque City)

12 noon – PCU-D vs CEU

2 p.m. – Olivarez vs TIP

4 p.m. – Diliman vs LPU-B

MANILA, Philippines — Centro Escolar University snapped a two-game losing run with an 85-68 win over Technological Institute of the Philippines yesterday in the PG Flex Linoleum-Universities and Colleges Basketball League at the Olivarez College gym in Parañaque City.

With the return of its starters, CEU started hot, racing to a 22-10 advantage and never looked back  for its third win in five games in the eight-team tournament.

In their previous three games, the Scorpions played with only six players due to the team’s other commitment.

Franz Diaz and Maodo Diouf led CEU’s early onslaught and finished with 18 and 17 points, respectively.

Meanwhile, Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas improved to 3-2 by outlasting Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas, 63-59.

The Dolphins absorbed their fourth defeat in five starts.

The 6-foot-7 Diouf hauled down 17 boards to complete a double-double while John Carandang and Christian Malicana chipped in 11 and 10 points for the Scorpions.