NCAA: San Beda sends Letran to 4th straight loss

San Beda kept defending champion Letran winless in NCAA Season 99 as they held on for a 68-63 triumph on Friday at the FilOil EcoOil Centre.

MANILA -- The San Beda Red Lions kept defending champion Letran winless in NCAA Season 99 as they held on for a 68-63 triumph on Friday at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.

Letran had a 63-62 lead with 25 seconds left after skipper Kurt Reyson converted a tough floater from midrange. But off a timeout, the Red Lions perfectly ran Yuri Escueta's play that left Alex Visser wide open under the basket for the go-ahead bucket, 64-63. Reyson bricked a triple in Letran's next possession, and Yukien Andrada knocked down two more freebies to peg the final score. Another Reyson three-pointer in Letran's final offensive trip was off the mark.

Reyson had 22 points though he shot just 8-of-22 from the field. The Knights gave up 17 offensive rebounds in the game, which the Red Lions translated to 16 second chance points. The scores:

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