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Letran survived a late push by gritty Emilio Aguinaldo College to notch a 79-74 victory in NCAA Season 89 action Saturday at The Arena in San Juan.
The Knights held the lead for the majority of the game, opening up a double-digit advantage. But the Generals kept within striking distance, trailing by just six points, 63-57 heading into the fourth period.
EAC made its move late in the match, coming within two points, 71-69, courtesy of a Jorem Morada three-pointer with over a minute left in the game.
Letran freshman Rey Nambatac, last year?s Most Valuable Player in the juniors division, responded with a clutch floater.
After an airball from Generals big man Cedric Happi, Raymond Almazan scored on a putback to give the Knights a 75-69 cushion with 35.6 seconds left.
But EAC didn?t throw the towel just yet, as Morada nailed another three-pointer with 25.7 seconds left to keep his team within three points.
Nambatac hit a pair of free throws, which Morada countered with his own conversions from the charity stripe.
However, Almazan slipped away for a fastbreak dunk with 13 seconds left to finally seal the victory for Letran.
Guard Mark Cruz led Letran with 18 points, but missed the final part of the game because of cramps. Almazan and Nambatac scored 15 and 13 points, respectively, for the Knights, who booked their second straight win to open the season after defeating San Sebastian last week.
Morada registered 22 points, while Jack Arquero chipped in 20 for EAC, which suffered its second straight setback after losing to Perpetual Help last Thursday.
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