EAC comeback ends Benilde’s four-game streak in NCAA
Joseph Nunag scored 17 points and Wilmar Oftana added 15 as the Generals won 86-78, improving their record to 3-5.
A second-half turnaround gave Emilio Aguinaldo College an 86-78 win over De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde at the Filoil Centre in San Juan on October 15, 2026. The NCAA Season 102 result halted Benilde’s streak of four wins and left the Blazers with a 6-2 record.
EAC went into halftime behind 56-40 but conceded only 22 points after the interval. Benilde scored 15 in the third period and seven in the fourth, with the Generals trailing 71-68 before the final quarter. The Blazers converted nine field goals from 32 second-half attempts; EAC made twice that number of shots.
Joseph Nunag contributed 17 points, five rebounds and three steals for the Generals, who moved to 3-5. Wilmar Oftana finished with 15 points, three rebounds, two steals and one assist. Their second-half contributions were 10 points from Nunag and 13 from Oftana. Shanoda scored 13 and Castillo added 12.
Benilde’s leading scorers were Justine Sanchez and John Morales, each with 16 points. Sanchez also recorded seven rebounds, two assists and one steal. Ancheta supplied 14 points, while Moore had 11.
