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NCAA: Marcelino twins lift Lyceum over Letran in thriller

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/reuters/07/07/20190707-ncaa95-letran-lpu-md-1md_6283.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Jayvee Marcelino (19) helped Lyceum beat Letran. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines --<strong> (UPDATE) </strong>Jaycee and Jayvee Marcelino shone in crunch time to power Lyceum of the Philippines University to a thrilling 84-80 triumph over Colegio de San Juan de Letran, in their first game of the NCAA Season 95 men&#x27;s basketball tournament on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.</p><p>Jaycee put up 24 points, Jayvee added 18, and the twins combined for 16 points in the final quarter to propel the Pirates past the Knights for a winning start to the season. Veteran Reymar Caduyac acced 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.</p><p>&quot;Coming into the game, we discussed how we&#x27;re gonna look at the season. It&#x27;s not about the result of the game but how we are playing,&quot; said Lyceum coach Topex Robinson.</p><p>&quot;This was a tough win (for us),&quot; he admitted.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marcelino Twins JV and JC were in TAKEOVER MODE against Letran in the closing minutes 🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NCAASeason95?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NCAASeason95</a> <a href="https://t.co/i2LY76ZERs">pic.twitter.com/i2LY76ZERs</a></p>— ABS-CBN Sports (@abscbnsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/abscbnsports/status/1147780839498928128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2019/07/07/bamboo-begins-ncaa-season-95-bang-58814">READ: Bamboo begins NCAA Season 95 with a bang</a></li></ul><p>The game featured plenty of momentum swings, with Lyceum clinging to a 64-62 lead heading into the final frame after the returning Jerrick Balanza sparked the Knights in the third frame. Balanza -- playing for Letran once more after recovering from a brain tumor last year -- starred in a 10-0 run that gave the lead back to Knights, 72-66, with under 7 minutes left.</p><p>Letran was still in control, 76-71, off two charities by Balanza with 3:37 off the fourth foul of Jaycee.</p><p>With Jaycee on the bench, it was his twin brother who took charge, assisting on a Caduyac bucket before nailing back-to-back buckets -- including a stunning putback that saw him out-jump Letran&#x27;s Allen Mina.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Put-back.<br/>Staredown.<br/><br/>Don&#x27;t reach says JV Marcelino 💀 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NCAASeason95?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NCAASeason95</a> <a href="https://t.co/6y9nbofGM6">pic.twitter.com/6y9nbofGM6</a></p>— ABS-CBN Sports (@abscbnsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/abscbnsports/status/1147777713643511809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>A split at the line by Jeo Ambohot tied the game for the last time, before Jaycee connected on a floater upon his return to the game, and drew Muyang&#x27;s fifth foul to boot. He completed the three-point play for an 80-77 lead, then scored on another lay-up to make it a five-point game with 50 ticks to go, 82-77.</p><p>With Jaycee on the bench, it was his twin brother who took charge, assisting on a Caduyac bucket before nailing back-to-back buckets -- including a stunning putback that saw him out-jump Letran&#x27;s Allen Mina.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;re focusing our energies on being the smallest and quickest team in the league, hoping that other teams will not catch up with us,&quot; said Robinson, whose squad played without Mike Nzeusseu on Sunday as the Cameroonian center is dealing with a fractured index finger.</p><p>&quot;That&#x27;s the choice we took, and it gave us a win (today),&quot; he added. </p><p>Balanza, in his return, had 19 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, and 4 steals. Muyang had 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting, while Jeo Ambohot added a double-double of 10 points and 10 boards. </p><div><strong>The scores:</strong></div><p>LPU 84 - Marcelino JC 24, Marcelino JV 18, Caduyac 16, Santos 8, David 6, Yong 3, Navarro 3, Ibanez 2, Valdez 2, Tansingco 2, Pretta 0</p><p>LETRAN 80 - Balanza 19, Muyang 14, Ular 12, Ambohot 10, Olivario 8, Caralipio 5, Batiller 4, Reyson 3, Mina 3, Yu 2, Balagasay 0</p><p>Quarter scores: 17-21, 47-39, 64-62, 84-80</p><p>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</p>

<p>(UPDATED) Jaycee and Jayvee Marcelino shone in the clutch to power the Lyceum Pirates to a thrilling 84-80 triumph over the Letran Knights, in their first game of the NCAA Season 95 men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.</p>

(UPDATED) Jaycee and Jayvee Marcelino shone in the clutch to power the Lyceum Pirates to a thrilling 84-80 triumph over the Letran Knights, in their first game of the NCAA Season 95 men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

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NCAA: Marcelino twins lift Lyceum over Letran in thriller

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Jul 07, 2019 04:20 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 07, 2019 05:53 PM PHT

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