Faculty of St. Benilde Blazers vs JRU Heavy Bombers. –NCAA PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines–Faculty of St. Benilde needed to dig deep to defeat rival Jose Rizal College in a heated extra time encounter, 93-85, within the NCAA Season 99 males’s basketball match at San Juan Area on Friday.
Final season, the 2 groups have been the brunt of controversy after John Amores’ rampage of their match-up in November 2022. A yr later, the tensions between the Blazers’ and the Heavy Bombers’ bench nonetheless regarded evident.
“Every time we play JRU, it’s at all times a bodily sport, they’re actually a great, strong crew and (Agem) Miranda was nice. Clearly, it received chippy on the finish, however it’s basketball, I don’t know what they’re making a giant fuss about. They didn’t need to shake our palms after the sport. [It’s] not like we did something to them, we’re simply competing,” mentioned coach Charles Tiu.
“Even when we’re annoyed or upset, we at all times attempt our greatest to respect our opponents. Nonetheless, they competed. I may say we received fortunate on the finish. We had our possibilities, it was a tough sport for us so it’s good to get the win.”
Forty minutes of motion wasn’t sufficient to find out a winner between the Blazers and the Heavy Bombers, who now maintain equivalent 1-1 data within the younger season.
Benilde regarded to maintain a two-point lead till the tip of regulation however Agem Miranda had different plans, sinking a closely contested jumper from mid-range to tie the sport at 75-all with 1:20 left within the fourth quarter.
And… extra altercation. These two groups have fairly the historical past with each other relationship again to #NCAASeason98.
Looks like tensions are nonetheless there a yr later. | @MeloFuertesINQ pic.twitter.com/KxwgrZIf9d
— INQUIRER Sports activities (@INQUIRERSports) September 29, 2023
After a minute and 20 seconds of turnovers and capturing droughts, the sport went into extra time the place the Blazers began sizzling with an 8-4 spurt to take an 83-79 benefit with 2:13 left.
Nonetheless, it was at that time the place CSB’s Mark Sangco and JRU’s Vince Sarmiento would lock horns and get in somewhat scuffle which didn’t assist coach Louie Gonzales’ trigger in the long term.
The Blazers cruised to an enormous 89-81 lead after a private 5-0 run by Miggy Corteza, who completed with 21 factors.
‘YOU’RE CHEATING US’
CSB coach Charles Tiu. –NCAA PHOTO
When it regarded like the sport was ending, JRU and CSB received into it once more, this time between Corteza and Jonathan Medina.
Because the buzzer sounded to sign the Blazers’ hard-fought victory, pressure nonetheless crammed the San Juan Area hardwood as gamers from the JRU bench refused to shake Tiu’s palms.
“I used to be making an attempt to shake palms with a few of their gamers and a few of them advised me, ‘you’re dishonest us,’ so I mentioned we’re simply competing. How are you going to inform that we’re dishonest you after we don’t have any involvement? It simply takes away from the arduous work of the gamers.”
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Will Gozum, who got here again to the Blazers’ lineup after a one-game suspension from Sport of the Season 98 Finals, helped the squad with a double-double of 21 factors and 11 rebounds.
Miranda scored the game-high 31 factors however to no avail for JRU.