EAC assured of quarterfinals berth, spoils Manalili’s return
The Manila Times · 11/5/2026, 6:37:21 PM Philippine time
Excerpt from The Manila Times. Read the original report below for the complete story.MANILA, Philippines — Titing Manalili returned to action for Colegio de San Juan de Letran but Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) booked a quarterfinals berth with a 78-71 victory in the NCAA Season 102 men’s basketball tournament on Thursday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City.With the win, the Generals are now tied for second place with Arellano University at 6-6 while Letran dropped to 8-4 but retained its post on top of Group B.EAC and Arellano University with clash on Monday with the winning team claiming the twice-to-beat incentive against the losing team in the quarterfinal round.The Knights, on the other hand, will clash with the Altas of Perpetual Help on Tuesday. Regardless of the outcome of Tuesday’s game, Perpetual Help (3-8) will end up fourth in Group B and winless San Sebastian (0-12) will take the bottom position.The Stags, however, will still have a chance to advance if they beat the Altas twice in the play-in incentive…