National U puts first-round lead in its sights after victory over La Salle

Amid the din that engulfed the arena at the height of National University (NU) fightback, Steve Nash Enriquez whispered a prayer.

“Both teams really prepared so it was up to God if we would win,” Enriquez said in Filipino.

The Cebuano playmaker also had a hand in the result.

Enriquez finished with 16 points, including 12 in the first half, and flaunted expert quarterbacking for the Bulldogs, who…