The JRU Heavy Bombers upset the defending NCAA champions Letran Knights in overtime, 85-79, at the start of the NCAA Season 99 men's basketball tournament Sunday evening at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Agem Miranda took matters into his own hands in the overtime period, scoring seven of JRU’s 12 points.
After a putback by Paolo Javillonar, Joshua Guiab sank a clutch deuce with less than a minute remaining as the Bombers went ahead 82-79. "We set the tone in our first game. We witnessed the depth of our bench right now, because that is one thing that we really worked on during the offseason that we wanted to be unpredictable in terms of player usage. Whoever we put on the floor can score anytime," JRU head coach Louie Gonzales said.
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