Rookie Shuebert Reposar fired 18 points, the bulk of it coming in the fourth quarter to power the Knights, who copped the NCAA title two years ago, to their second straight win for the solo Group A lead.
De La Saller-Zobel, De La Salle-Greenhills and Letran, for their part, hurdled their respective assignments to barge into the win column in the junior division of this annual event traditionally used as a yardstick of what to expect in the collegiate leagues like the UAAP and NCAA.
DLSU-Zobel smothered Philippine Christian U-Dasmariñas, 75-27, to snatch a piece of the lead with three others in Group A while DLSU-Greenhills edged University of the East, 76-67, to close in on San Beda A in Group A.
The Squires walloped the FEU Baby Tams, 73-52, to pull off their initial win and a share of second spot in Group A alongside La Salle-Greenhills and Philippine College of Criminology.