NCAA: ‘Lucky’ Benilde escapes JRU for fifth straight win

MANILA, Philippines---Lady luck was on the side of College of St. Benilde as it squeaked past Jose Rizal University, 84-81, in the NCAA Season 99 men's basketball tournament at San Juan Arena. The Blazers extended their winning streak to five games but not without a stroke of luck, according to coach Charles Tiu. "I'm happy that we've been playing better but we dug ourselves a bit of a hole so we needed to bounce back," said Tiu. "JRU's a really tough team, they're really good, we got away and got lucky with this one." With the score tied at 62-all, Benilde went on a torrid 13-1 blitz capped by a Will Gozum basket in the paint to take a 75-63 lead. JRU, though, refused...

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