MANILA, Philippines — University of Perpetual Help needed extra time to outlast a pesky Lyceum of the Philippines U, 89-83, yesterday and kept its NCAA Season 100 Final Four drive going at the Filoil EcoOil Arena.
The Altas went to JP Boral and John Abis in regulation where they fired 18 and 15 points, respectively, while Jearico Nuñez, Mark Gojo Cruz and Christian Pagaran took charge in OT where they scored all of their squad’s 12 points.
It was UPHSD’s sixth win against eight defeats.
The Olsen Racela-mentored dribblers had all the opportunities to seal the deal in regulation but just couldn’t consummate on their last few possessions, allowing the Pirates to force extra time.
LPU (6-7) almost turned things around when Jonathan Daileg hit what looked like a triple from the left side.
But officials found on video replays that Daileg stepped on the line, nullifying his three-pointer into a two-pointer. That allowed UPHSD to stay in the game heading into overtime.
There, it was all Perpetual.