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Colegio de San Juan de Letran’s Titing Manalili (#13) against University of Perpetual Help’s Shawn Orgo in the NCAA Season 101 men’s basketball Final 4. Photo by Angela Davocol/NCAA Philippines.

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<div style="line-height:1.5"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1764923430716IMG_1711.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Colegio de San Juan de Letran’s Titing Manalili (#13) against University of Perpetual Help’s Shawn Orgo in the NCAA Season 101 men’s basketball Final 4. Photo by Angela Davocol/NCAA Philippines."/>Colegio de San Juan de Letran’s Titing Manalili (#13) against University of Perpetual Help’s Shawn Orgo in the NCAA Season 101 men’s basketball Final 4. Photo by Angela Davocol/NCAA Philippines.</div>MANILA (UPDATED) — Colegio de San Juan de Letran is set to return to the NCAA men&#x27;s basketball Finals for the first time since 2022.The Knights crawled back from a 13-point deficit en route to a 74-70 victory to sweep University of Perpetual Help in the Season 101 best-of-three Final 4 on Friday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.Titing Manalili was at the forefront of the Muralla-based crew&#x27;s charge once more, putting up 16 points, 14 assists, four rebounds, and a steal, while Jimboy Estrada delivered in crunch time with 11 markers, four boards, and four steals.&quot;Starting the fourth quarter, sinabi ko sa kanila na tiyagain lang namin,&quot; said Ricardo, whose squad once faced deficits of 48-31 in the third, and 54-64 to start the final canto.&quot;One stop at a time lang muna, and then nagkaroon ulit kami ng direksyon,&quot; added Ricardo, whose team has now won six straight games dating back to the end of the group phase.Jun Roque and Deo Cuajao delivered timely baskets to slowly cut the deficit, eventually finishing with nine points apiece, but it was Manalili and Estrada who hit the crucial shots.Manalili completed a coast-to-coast and-one to bring the Knights within one, 69-70, with under three minutes left.A minute later, after a couple of stops on Mark Gojo Cruz, Manalili dished the rock to Estrada at the 1:41 mark for a trey that gave them a 72-70 lead, before Roque iced the game from the foul line by sinking his attempts in the final four seconds.Defensively, Letran held Perpetual to just six points in the last 10 minutes as the Altas made only three of their 18 field-goal attempts.Patrick Sleat led the Las Piñas-based cagers with 17 points, five rebounds, and three assists. Gojo Cruz posted 15 markers and six boards, while John Abis had a 10-point, 11-rebound outing as the Altas saw their campaign come to an end.Letran will now face the winner of the semifinal showdown between College of Saint Benilde and San Beda University, which concludes on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao.Perpetual, for its part, will take on the loser of that match in this year&#x27;s Battle for Third.<div> </div><div>The Scores: </div>Letran 74 – Manalili 16, Estrada 11, Roque 9, Cuajao 9, Omega 7, Buensalida 7, Santos 6, Gammad 5, Tapenio 4, Montecillo 0.Perpetual 70 – Sleat 17, Gojo Cruz 15, Abis 10, Orgo 7, Nuñez 6, Boral 5, Tulabut 3, Alcantara 3, Casinilio 2, Maglupay 2.Quarterscores: 18-15, 39-42, 54-64, 74-70.

#NCAASeason101 || Colegio de San Juan de Letran is set to make a return to the NCAA men’s basketball Finals after three years.

#NCAASeason101 || Colegio de San Juan de Letran is set to make a return to the NCAA men’s basketball Finals after three years.

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NCAA: Letran sweeps Perpetual to punch finals ticket

Rom Anzures,

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Published Dec 05, 2025 04:46 PM PHT

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Updated Dec 06, 2025 09:59 AM PHT

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