Diego de la Paz | FCF

One thing that Benilde guard Paolo Taha hates is losing.

During one of his interviews during Benilde’s early season slide, Taha even likened losing by close one-point margins to “getting rejected by 10 different women in a row.”

Against Jose Rizal University, a team that defeated them by just two points in the first round, he may have finished with just seven points, five rebounds, and two steals, but he provided the much-needed energy to lead the Blazers to a close 57-55 victory over the Heavy Bombers.