Games today:
(Filoil EcoOil Arena)
9:30 a.m. — EAC vs Lyceum
3 p.m. — Mapua vs Letran
Jade Talampas delivered at crunch time to lead Arellano University to a 74-72 stunner over San Beda University to lit up its flickering Final Four hopes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 99 yesterday at the Filoil EcoOil Arena in San Juan.
The heady guard sank the game-winning three-pointer with five seconds left as the Chiefs held their ground for their second victory in 10 outings.
Talampas poured 14 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter after coming off a scoreless first half.
Arellano unleashed two big runs — the first in the third quarter where it overhauled double-digit deficits and the other one late in the game when it came back from points down — to complete the shocking fightback and dealt the Red Lions their third defeat against seven wins.
San Beda had a chance to win the game after Talampas’ trey, but Filipino-Canadian rookie Jomel Puno missed a potential game-tying lay up before the final buzzer sounded.
The loss slipped the Red Lions from solo second spot to a share of third with the idle Lyceum of the Philippines University.
