MANILA, Philippines -- In the nightcap, Jose Rizal eked out a 99-98 triple overtime victory over Arellano U as it jumped to joint fourth spot with Lyceum with 4-3 records in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
Jaycee Asuncion, Michael Mabulac and Philip Paniamogan provided the scoring by combining for 57 points while Ghanan Abdul Razak Abdul Wahab had a career highs 18 points and 21 rebounds to help seal the Bombers the win.
The Chiefs fell to second with a 5-2 card.
Second Game
JRU (99) -- Asuncion 21, Mabulac 21, AbdulWahab 18, Paniamogan 15, Grospe 6, Teodoro 6, Benavides 6, Munez 4, Sanchez 2, Salaveria 0.
Arellano (98) -- Holts 25, Jalalon 21, Hernandez 13, Pinto 8, Agovida 8, Bangga 6, Caperal 6, Nicholls 3, Gumaru 2, Enriquez 2, Ortega 2, Cadavis 2, Salcedo 0, Ciriacruz 0.
Quarters: 8-12, 25-31, 43-51, 70-70, 79-79, 85-85, 99-98(3OT)