JRU sweeps San Beda for Filoil preseason title

MANILA, Philippines— Jose Rizal University completed a sweep of San Beda with a 74-67 victory in Game 2 on Thursday to capture the 19th Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup title at Playtime Filoil Centre in San Juan. Lawrence Mangubat scored 27 points, adding three rebounds and three assists, including the clinching free throws with 10.5 seconds left, as the Heavy Bombers secured their first Filoil preseason championship. “I didn’t want to lose,” said Mangubat, who was named tournament MVP, in Filipino. Chris Hubilla anchored JRU’s defense with eight points, eight rebounds and five assists, highlighted by a block on Daniel Marcelo […]...

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