Laurenaria’s late basket gives JRU 72-70 overtime win over Perpetual
The Heavy Bombers moved to 7-2 in Group A as Allan Laurenaria finished with 20 points and Chris Hubilla added 15 points and 17 rebounds.
Allan Laurenaria scored on a putback with 1.5 seconds remaining to give Jose Rizal University a 72-70 victory over Perpetual after overtime on October 20. The NCAA Season 102 men’s basketball game was played at the FilOil EcoOil Centre.
JRU had to recover from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter. With the teams level at 47 before the period, Perpetual scored nine unanswered points, the last basket coming from Mark Gojo Cruz, to lead 56-47.
Lawrence Mangubat went without a point for the opening 37 minutes, but a field goal followed by a three-pointer helped JRU close the gap to 62-58. Laurenaria then supplied five consecutive points and set up a Chris Hubilla layup that took the contest into overtime.
In the extra period, Laurenaria turned a forced turnover into a layup. He later collected the rebound from Mangubat’s missed jumper and scored the decisive basket. Alongside his 20 points, Laurenaria recorded six rebounds, four steals and three assists.
Hubilla contributed 15 points and 17 rebounds, while reserve Yuri Duque scored nine points. For Perpetual, Gelo Gelsano registered 18 points and nine rebounds. LA Casinillo finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.
