University of Perpetual Help used its inside might to overcome a feisty Jose Rizal U, 71-65, yesterday in NCAA Season 101 at the Filoil EcoOil Arena.
Bullstrong John Abis presided over the interior rampage as he scored 11 of his game-high 17 points in the second half to lead the Altas to their fifth win in six outings.
It also kept the Las Piñas-based dribblers atop Group A while bouncing back from a stinging 63-56 defeat at the hands of the Letran Knights last Wednesday for their only loss of the season so far.
Perpetual outrebounded JRU, 41-33, including 22-11 in the final half.
In the other game, Letran leaned on a triple-double effort by rookie Titing Manalili as it repulsed Lyceum of the Philippines U, 95-93, in overtime to improve to 3-3.