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JRU explodes from three-point range to upset San Beda

by Josef Ramos
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COACH Ariel Vanguardia has steered Jose Rizal University to something it hasn’t done in four years – defeat San Beda College.

Living up to their monicker, the Heavy Bombers bombarded the Red Lions with a barrage of triples to post a stunning 79-74 upset win in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball competition last July 23, 2008 at the Pasay Astrodome.

John Wilson, playmaker Marc Cagoco and Jay-R Bulangis stepped up from beyond the arc as the Heavy bombers hit a season-high 13 triples to deal the reigning back-to-back champions their first loss in six outings.

“It feels great to beat the defending champions. I was 0-4 against San Beda since I took over in 2006, and at least I finally won one,� said Vanguardia, who replaced coach Cris Calilan in 2006.

Slotman JR Sena, who led JRU with 18 points on 8-of-21 shooting from the field to go along with 13 rebounds, took care of business in the opening quarter after firing three baskets to give his squad a one-point edge, 15-14.

“We just worked hard and we did not notice that the game was close,� said Sena. “We just saw it during the final minute but everybody stayed together and worked until we got the win.�

Cagoco, who also had 18 points on 6-of-18 shooting from three-point land, waxed hot towards the end of the second quarter when he converted two straight triples that helped JRU bridge the gap to two at the end of the first half.

The third year playmaker from Davao, however, kept on firing away from rainbow country in the third period, including a crucial trey that handed the Bombers the lead at 54-52 after trailing by as much as eight points.

The 5-foot-8 PBL veteran buried yet another shot from beyond the arc, sparking a 7-2 run to put the Mandaluyong outfit in front, 61-54, with 6:51 left in the game.

Swingman Ogie Menor, who poured in 16 points, forced a three-point play with 2:10 left that knotted the count at 69, capping off a 7-0 Red Lion run. But Sena scored on an undergoal stab before Wilson nailed a crucial triple to give JRU a 74-69 lead with 1:26 to go.

Borgie Hermida kept the game close by making two free throws, 74-71, with 36 ticks left. But Wilson silenced the San Beda faithful after firing another triple with 14 seconds left to extend his team’s cushion to 77-71.

JRU went into a frenzy after clinching its third straight win after losing its first two. The victory over San Beda was the Bombers’ first since a 74-71 triumph on August 16, 2004, at the Makati Coliseum. No single current Heavy Bomber or Red Lion participated in that game.

Menor and Pong Escobal topscored for the Red Lions with 16 points each while Hermida added 10. Center Sam Ekwe added eight points and 11 rebounds.

The Heavy Bombers surprisingly collared more rebounds than the tall Red Lions, 52-43. They had 26 offensive boards as against the champions’ eight, which resulted to more second chance points (20-8).

JRU also had more assists than San Beda, 24-16.

Individual Scores:

JRU 79 – Cagoco 18, Sena 18, Wilson 9, Bulangis 9, Nocom 8, Kabigting 7, Hayes 6, Njei 4, Almario 0, Agas 0, Pradas 0.

San Beda 74 – Menor 16, Escobal 16, Hermida 10, Ekwe 8, Lanete 8, Gamalinda 6, Taupa 4, Taganas 3, Pascual 3, Tirona 0, Marcelo 0.

Quarter scores: 15-14; 35-37; 54-52; 79-74

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  • BRUTHA  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 11:34 am

    BUHAYIN MO NAKARAAN KUNG YAN ANG MKKAPAGPABUTI SA PKRAMDAM MO.

    MAY ITUTURO AKO SAYO NA SURPRISINGLY KARAMIHAN SANYO HNDI NATUTUNAN SA ESKWELA: ISA SMGA TURO NI ST BENEDICT ANG TUMANGGAP NG PAGKATALO. ALAM YUN NG ISANG ORDINARYONG JIMMY SANTOS.

  • sponge  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 11:33 am

    @Cabs1981: kung magsalita ka naman ng “be humble” kala mo naman napaka-humble mo? wag ganun. back-to-back defending champion nga kayo pero d ibig sabihin nun walang tatalo sa inyo.

    yup, sobrang saya ng JRU kasi natalo nila SBC. sabi nga nya, kapag tinalo ang defending champions, parang champion na din. JRU won the game, so may reason naman siguro sila para mag-celebrate diba?

  • Cabs1981  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 11:22 am

    LET’S SEE NA LANG IF JRU CAN REACH THE FINALS … SAKA NA LANG TAYO MAGUSAP AT MAG ASARAN ULIT …

    AFTER ALL WE HAVE 13 CHAMPIONSHIP ILAN NGA BA ULIT SA JRU?

    ^_+ … AT BEFORE KAYO MAGYABANG TURUAN NYO MUNA MAG ENGLISH SI JIMMY SANTOS ^_+

  • BRUTHA  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 11:13 am

    @fyi

    I KNOW, RIGHT? MGA SINTU SINTO.

  • FYI  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 11:11 am

    mas makapal nga ang san beda kasi first round pa lang nga, in fact hindi pa nagsisimula ang season, 3peat na pinag-uusapan nila.

  • BRUTHA  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 11:11 am

    GUNUGUNI MO LANG MGA PAGYYABANG NA SINASABI MO DAHIL TALO KAYO.

    KARIVAL? ANG SAN BEDA? TINALO NA NAMEN KAYO AND IT WAS A MASACRE WALA KAYONG PINANALONG DEPARTMENT. TAPOS RIVALRY?

    NAWAWALAN NG MEANING ANG “RIVALRY” DAHIL SA MGA KATULAD NYO. BUHUSAN KITA NG KAPE JAN EH.

  • Cabs1981  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 11:07 am

    MAS MAKAPAL PO MUHKA MO … 1ST ROUND LANG PO E2 PERO KUNG MAGYABANG JRU AKALA MO NAGCHAMPION NA …

    HINDI NAMAN AKO NAPIPIKON NA NATALO KAME NAKAKAINIS LANG UGALI NANG MGA PLAYERS NYO …

    PINOPROVOKE NYO MGA PLAYERS NAMEN WHY? KASI GUS2 NYO MAGKAROON NANG KA RIVAL PARA UMAANGAT NAME NANG SCHOOL NYO?

    YOU WON THE FIRST ROUND SO CONGRATS … BE HUMBLE NA LANG CGURO WERE STILL A DEFENDING CHAMPION

  • BRUTHA  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:55 am

    AND ONE MORE.. MAS HINDI BAGAY SA MGA PIKON MAGYABANG NKKPAGYABANG LANG PAG PANALO PAG TALO NAGDADADA AT PINAGPIPILITAN NA ANG ESTADO NILA SA BUHAY HAHAHAHA!
    SUKATAN BA NG YAMAN ANG BASKETBALL? NASOSOBRAHAN KA SA KAPE ANG KAPAL NG MUKHA MO JEPROX.

  • BRUTHA  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:51 am

    @CABS 1981

    CNU KAYA ANG NAWAWALA SA REALITY?

  • shawgirls  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:49 am

    @RHK111

    IF I WERE YOU ID KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT AND WALLOW IN AGONY OF DEFEAT UNTIL YOU WIN YOUR NEXT GAME.

  • Cabs1981  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:46 am

    @BRUTHA

    ENJOY UR DAYDREAMING NA LANG CGURO … ITS JUST ONE GAME … REALITY CHECK LANG JRU IS A NOBODY COMPARE TO SAN BEDA … WAG KANA MAGPILIT MAGYABANG HINDI BAGAY SA KATULONG

  • rhk111  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:43 am

    I think one big factor in the JRU win, was because they got lucky from the 3-point area. Consider this: JRU only shot thirty percent from the three-point area, hitting twelve out of forty shots. Out of those twelve made shots, six came at the last five minutes of the game. That means the other six made shots were taken from the first three quarters. So for the first three quarters, JRU was hitting around six out of thirty-four shots, a very low percentage.

    So if you were an SBC defender, you’d think: Why the heck are these guys throwing 3-point shots, even if they were missing them? The answer was that JRU was betting on the law of averages from the three-point area. The law of averages states that you cannot shoot such a high percentage, or such a low percentage for certain duration. Sooner or later, you will start missing shots if you were shooting very well, or you will start making shots if you were shooting poorly. JRU was shooting so low in the first 3 quarters, that the law of averages says it has to rise up, in this game, or the next game/s. Just our luck, that it rose up in this game.

    It takes a gambling coach to keep telling his players the keep throwing three-point shots, even if they were missing most of it in the first three quarters. And I think Ariel Vanguardia gambled on the three-point shot in this game. He probably thought, everybody expected us to lose in this game, so why not bet on the 3-point shot? If we lose, then that’s expected. But if we win …. and they won. The 3-point shots went in.

    But its more of a one time thing, though. That kind of a gamble doesn’t work every game. It doesn’t even work on MOST games. If I were Frankie, though, I’d keep a close watch on those law of averages also, especially where the opponent is taking the shot.

  • sponge  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:22 am

    Go Bombers pala! Hehehe!

  • sponge  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:21 am

    kaya siguro naiyak ang mga players ng JRU pati si Coach kasi pinaghandaan talaga nila ung game na un. ilang beses na sila dinurog ng SBC, tuwang tuwa sila kasi nakapag-higanti na sila. kitang kita naman sa kanila ung desire manalo.

    nakakabilib si Cagoco at Wilson, kahit nung umpisa madami syang 3-pointers na d pumasok, he kept on shooting hanggang sa makuha nya ung rythm. Pati si Coach hinayaan pa din sila tumira.

    Wag lang sana lalaki ulo ng mga Bombers. Si Nocom may pagka-mayabang talaga. Si Pradas nasan na, d na maramdaman.

    Go Bembers!

  • every_knight  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 9:43 am

    kung ayaw nyo gamitin ng jru ang animo.. edi indi n ANIMO RIZAL.. dapat eh

    KEMBOT RIZAL!!! GO! hahaha mga bakla kayo!!!

  • hopia all the way  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 8:34 am

    si jose rizal daw kasi marunong naman mag spanish kaya animo rizal

    nakikisabay lang yang mga hopia

  • hopia all the way  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 8:29 am

    kakatawa si vanguardia naiyak pa sa panalo kala mo nagchampion na. haha

    baka may bonus silang hopia kaya naiyak sa tuwa

  • dune65  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 7:59 am

    hindi naman bagay ang animo sa jru kasi hindi naman sila spanish school

  • REDemption  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 6:43 am

    Guys Huwag na po tayo makipag argue..A win is a win..

    Bawi nalang San Beda..

    Animo San BEda

    Ekwe Tamad na Magdepensa!!

  • Grrr!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 6:26 am

    the game this afternoon betwen jru ans mit is going to be interesting, as the jockying for position for the FF intensifies now that csb and ssc-r are also gearing up to be strong contnders. i doubt if jru still has bombs left after expending them during the last game. mit’s de la pena was checked last time out. he may hit the target today. we’ll see. best of luck to both teams.

  • proud2beJRU_Magne  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 12:10 am

    @Cabs1981

    yaan mo pag titimpla kita ng kape bukas lalagyan ko ng lason ng mawala na mga masasamang tao sa mundo.. bwahahahaha..

  • proud2beJRU  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 12:08 am

    HOY mga mayayabang na SBC PACKERS its just a game tanggapin nyo na pag katalo nyo.. kala nio ang tataas ng pinag aralan nio.. bakit d nio basahin mga sinasabi nio yan ba tinuturo jan sa school nio.. congrats JRU bawi na lang kau SBC PACKERS..

  • Jason Postulka  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 11:38 pm

    beda tulo laway!

  • I_LOVE_HOPIA  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 11:30 pm

    @asaness

    yes. nakita ko nga tinalo nila ang SBC. ang sinasabi ko is masyadong lumalaki ang ulo nila, natalo lang ang SBC akala mo kung sino na kung magsi-asta.

  • red_no_more  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 10:09 pm

    @BRUTHA

    INTERVIEWD 2 SBEDA GRADS TODAY AND GUESS WHAT, THEIR HANDS WERE ICECOLD WHEN THEY SHOOK MINE.
    WALANG CONFIDENCE AT WALANG KATALENT TALENT AT SABLAY NA SABLAY ANG GRAMMAR SO I SAID “ILL GIVE YOU A CALL�. THEIR RESUME WENT STRAIGHT TO THE TRASHBIN.

    LA LANG NAALALA KO LANG KASI PARA SILANG IKAW.

    binubuko mo naman sila masyado e.. hayaan mo na nagpapractice na nga mag english dito sa forum e.. pagkakataon na nila. bwahahahaha!!!!! apir!!!

  • asaness  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 9:39 pm

    @ i_love_hopia

    tol tnalo tlga nila beda,nanood kba?hehe..for sure babawi ang beda sa letran…

    animo SBC :p haha

  • I_LOVE_HOPIA  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 9:18 pm

    bilis lumaki ng ulo ng iba dito! natalo ang ang San beda akala mo kung sino? tatalunin niyo ang Letran? ilan ba tambak sa inyo ng Letran nung una kayong nag-harap? opening game niyo talo agad!

  • asaness  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 9:17 pm

    @ RED LIONS

    beat LETRAN JAZUL hehe..para dikit dikit ung standings,mggng mas maganda ung season :p

    agree ba kau don?hehe

  • Jason Postulka  Add karma Subtract karma  --1
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 8:14 pm

    kadiri ang letran

  • the_reds  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 7:45 pm

    everyone wants to see winners and champions fail.

    so what? we’ll get them next time.

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