San Beda edges EAC 89-86 after late lead change
RC Calimag made four late free throws as the Red Lions finished the NCAA Season 102 crossover phase at 6-3.
San Beda University beat Emilio Aguinaldo College 89-86 in NCAA Season 102 at the Filoil Centre in San Juan on October 19, 2026, recovering after surrendering its fourth-quarter lead. The result left the Red Lions with a 6-3 record as they completed the crossover phase, while EAC fell to 3-6.
EAC had moved ahead 86-85 with 1:16 left after scoring 12 unanswered points. Kyle Ochavo started that run with a three-pointer, overturning San Beda’s 85-74 advantage early in the final quarter.
Turnovers disrupted San Beda’s efforts to respond, but RC Calimag restored the lead with two free throws following a foul by EJ Castillo. Joseph Nunag then fouled Calimag, who made another pair. MJ Raymundo missed a final attempt from three-point range.
Aldous Torculas paced San Beda with 19 points, adding seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. He supplied six of the team’s 16 fourth-quarter points. JC Bonzalida recorded 12 points, eight rebounds and one assist, while Jimmy Reyes and Calimag each scored 11.
Castillo finished with 19 points for EAC. Raymundo contributed 17 and Nunag had 12. The teams were level at 44-44 at half-time before San Beda took a 73-67 advantage into the final quarter.
