De La Salle Zobel rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat University of the East, 89-80, on Sunday for its second straight win in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines boys’ 16-and-under basketball tournament at the Blue Eagle Gym.
Rye Villaruz led the Junior Archers with 26 points and eight rebounds, while Enzo Purugganan added 14 points and Mikko Noel had 12.
DLSZ improved to 7-3 to remain third in the standings, while UE fell to 5-5 and a tie for fourth with University of Santo Tomas.
The Junior Archers outscored UE, 23-10, in the third quarter to take a 60-57 lead before pulling away in the final period.
Zion Aguilar led UE with 16 points, followed by Kurt Mercado with 15 and Odrie Mallabo with 13.
DLSZ faces Adamson on Thursday at 3 p.m., after UE takes on Ateneo at 11 a.m.