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NCAA: Game already physical leading up to Amores rampage, says Benilde's Tiu

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SxonZfF6Cqs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Even before John Amores&#x27; meltdown, things were already getting physical between the Jose Rizal University squad and the College of St. Benilde, said Blazers coach Charles Tiu.</p><p>But what made the JRU forward snap during that NCAA game on Tuesday, said Tiu, was a heckler who happened to be seated behind their bench.</p><p>&quot;There&#x27;s somebody behind our bench, a fan, not one of our players I&#x27;m sure heckling Amores,&quot; said the CSB coach in an interview with ABS-CBN Sports&#x27; Migs Bustos.</p><div><style rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">.scroll-wrapper {-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;}.scroll-wrapper iframe {border: none;}</style></div><div class="scroll-wrapper"><iframe id="MegaControllerIframe-1668057423312" src="https://join.megaphonetv.com?m=rrwbz&amp;tohost_bridgetype=web&amp;tocontroller_bridgetype=web&amp;iswebpoll=true&amp;poll_id=636c892aaa1e3f001fe0b7c1" style="width:100%;min-height:480px"></iframe></div><div><script type="text/javascript">!function(){class e{constructor(t,s=null){this.type=null,this.fieldName=t,this.fieldValue=s,this.originMessageID=`${(new Date).getTime()}_${Math.random()}`,this.systemID=e.SYSTEM_ID}toPlainObject(){return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this))}}e.GET='GET',e.SET='SET',e.RESPONSE='RESPONSE',e.LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK='LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK',e.SYSTEM_ID='MP_FIRST_PARTY_DATA_BRIDGE';class t extends e{constructor(t,s,a=null){super(t,s),this.status=a,this.type=e.RESPONSE}}function s(){try{if('undefined'==typeof localStorage)return!1;try{return localStorage.setItem('testkey','testvalue'),localStorage.removeItem('testkey'),!0}catch(e){return!1}}catch(e){return!1}}if(window&&window.addEventListener){const a=document.getElementById('MegaControllerIframe-1668057423312');new class{constructor(){this.targetOrigin='*',this.bubblingMessages=new Map,this.beginListeningForMessages()}beginListeningForMessages(){window.addEventListener('message',this.messageListener.bind(this),!1)}messageListener(a){if(a.data.systemID!==e.SYSTEM_ID)return;let i=a.data.type,n=a.data.fieldName,r=a.data.fieldValue,g=new t;if(g.originMessageID=a.data.originMessageID,i===e.GET)g.fieldName=n,s()?this.handleGet(n,a.source,g):this.checkForBubble(a.data,a.source,g);else if(i===e.SET)s()?this.handleSet(n,r):this.checkForBubble(a.data,a.source,g);else if(i===e.LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK)s()?this.handleLocalStorageCheck(a.source,g):this.checkForBubble(a.data,a.source,g);else if(i===e.RESPONSE){const e=this.bubblingMessages.get(a.data.originMessageID);null!=e&&(this.bubblingMessages.delete(a.data.originMessageID),e.source.postMessage(a.data,this.targetOrigin))}}handleGet(e,t,s){s.fieldValue=localStorage.getItem(e),s.status=200,t.postMessage(s.toPlainObject(),this.targetOrigin)}handleSet(e,t){localStorage.setItem(e,t)}handleLocalStorageCheck(e,t){t.status=200,e.postMessage(t.toPlainObject(),this.targetOrigin)}checkForBubble(e,t,s){!function(){try{return window.self!==window.top}catch(e){return!0}}()?(s.status=403,s.fieldValue=null,t.postMessage(s.toPlainObject(),this.targetOrigin)):this.bubbleMessage(e,t)}bubbleMessage(t,s){this.bubblingMessages.set(t.originMessageID,{message:t,source:s}),t.type!==e.GET&&t.type!==e.LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK||setTimeout(this.handleBubbledMessageTimeout.bind(this),4e3,t,s),window.parent.postMessage(t,this.targetOrigin)}handleBubbledMessageTimeout(t,s){this.bubblingMessages.has(t.originMessageID)&&(this.bubblingMessages.delete(t.originMessageID),t.status=404,t.type=e.RESPONSE,s.postMessage(t,this.targetOrigin))}};window.addEventListener('message',function(e){e.data.hasOwnProperty('height')&&(a.style.height=(parseInt(e.data.height)+1).toString()+'px')},!1)}}();</script></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/09/22/ncaa-bans-jrus-john-amores-after-punching-spree">NCAA bans JRU&#x27;s John Amores after punching spree</a></li></ul><p>That sent Amores flying off the handle, charging his way to the Blazers bench and hurting several players.</p><p>&quot;It was just so fast, I don&#x27;t how to react at the moment. I just saw our guys falling down like flies. Two guys got sucker punched, they were not doing anything,&quot; said Tiu.</p><p>St. Benilde&#x27;s Mark Sangco, Jimboy Pasturan, Taine Davis, and Migz Oczon ended up getting hurt.</p><p>Tiu said JRU has long been known for their physical style of play.</p><p>&quot;If you look at their track record and history, they have been known as a physical team, they get into a bunch of stuff with a lot of other teams, not just us,&quot; he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/09/22/ncaa-jru-issues-apology-suspends-amores-indefinitely">NCAA: JRU issues apology, suspends Amores indefinitely</a></li></ul><p>&quot;I tell you for sure, my guys were getting kicked all game long. In fact I didn&#x27;t want to put in Will Gozum anymore because he told me they were fighting them hard and giving cheap shots, Sangco getting punched so I took him out a minute before that happened. I don&#x27;t want anything to escalate.&quot;</p><p>St. Benidle was up comfortably 71-51 before the fracas blew up.</p><p>Tiu said players from the other team, including Amores, may already be getting frustrated with the game was going.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m sure they were also getting frustrated but there&#x27;s no excuse for those type of acts,&quot; he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/08/22/ncaa-brawl-mars-game-between-jru-benilde">NCAA: Brawl mars game between JRU, Benilde</a></li></ul><p>As for the heckling, Amores should get used to fans with such behavior.</p><p>&quot;If it was a fan, you should be used to that by now. In every game, fans are heckling,&quot; said the coach.</p><p>Amores ended up getting indefinite suspension from both the NCAA and his own team.</p>

Blazers head coach Charles Tiu said the Heavy Bombers were known for their physical play: 'They get into a bunch of stuff with a lot of other teams.'