NCAA 95: Knights pip Altas in OT
Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 16:30:22 +0000
by Waylon Galvez
Games Tuesday (The Arena, San Juan)
12 n.n. – JRU vs Perpetual Help (Srs)
2 p.m. – Lyceum vs San Sebastian (Srs)
4 p.m. – Letran vs EAC (Srs)
Ato Ular and Jeo Ambohot came through with clutch plays as Letran extended its winning streak to three with an 82-80 overtime win over University of Perpetual Help System DALTA in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament yesterday at The Arena in San Juan.
Ular again proved his worth in his return to Letran’s roster with 19 points and 13 rebounds while Ambohot contributed nine points, including a tip in off his own missed shot that gave Letran an 81-80 advantage with 12.4 seconds to play.
Letran’s Bon Batiller celebrates during the NCAA Season 95 against Perpetual (MB photo | Rio Leonelle Deluvio)
Ambohot also shone defensively with13 boards, while Larry Muyang had 10 points and nine boards.
Edson Batiller led all scorers with 22 points as Letran improved to 3-1 while Perpetual Help dropped its second straight game after winning its season-opener versus Mapua.
With 6-foot-4 Ular, the 6-foot-5 Muyang and the 6-foot-6 Ambohot imposing their will inside, the Knights collared 53 rebounds, 20 offensively while the Altas had only 43 boards.
LETRAN 82 – Batiller 22, Ular 19, Muyang 10, Ambohot 9, Balanza 9, Caralipio 5, Sangalang 5, Yu 2, Olivario 1, Mina 0, Reyson 0, Pambid 0.
PERPETUAL 80 – Charcis 15, Peralta 14, Sese 13, Adamos 12, Aurin 11, Razon 11, Sevilla 2, Egan 2, Lanoy 0, Tamayo 0, Giussani 0, Barasi 0, Cuevas 0.
Quarters: 11-17; 30-24; 48-42; 70-70; 82-80 OT.