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Yam Concepcion of Mapua in action against JRU in the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup, June 23, 2026 at the Playtime Filoil Centre in San Juan. Handout/Filoil

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1782223600455DSC_5597.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Yam Concepcion of Mapua in action against JRU in the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup, June 23, 2026 at the Playtime Filoil Centre in San Juan. Handout/Filoil"/>Yam Concepcion of Mapua in action against JRU in the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup, June 23, 2026 at the Playtime Filoil Centre in San Juan. Handout/Filoil</div>MANILA -- Mapua pulled off a thrilling 64-62 shocker over erstwhile unbeaten Jose Rizal U, Tuesday in the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup.Yam Concepcion converted the go-ahead shot with half a second left, getting the perfect inbound pass from Cyrus Nitura and kissing the ball off the glass to complete the Cardinals&#x27; comeback from a 16-point deficit in the second half.&quot;At least nagawa namin na maayos, na-execute namin ng maayos yung last play. And this guy wanted the ball on that play,&quot; said coach Chito Victolero of Concepcion, who finished with an all-around performance of 13 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and three steals.MC Cuenco led the way with 14 points and three rebounds, while Basti Reyes got eight points and four boards as Mapua strung its third straight victory to improve to 4-1.Lawrence Mangubat paced JRU with 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the free throw line, while Chris Hubilla got 14 points, six boards, and five steals in their first faceoff against their former alma mater.It was a tough defeat for the Heavy Bombers which lost their first in seven games, but they remained atop the NCAA Group at 6-1.University of Santo Tomas also punched its ticket to the quarterfinals after escaping Gilas Pilipinas Youth, 99-90.Collins Akowe dominated down low for the Growling Tigers, dropping seven of his 18 points in their 34-point second quarter breakaway to take a 57-42 halftime lead. He also grabbed nine rebounds in the win as the Espana crew ended the prelims at an even 3-3 record.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1782223618872DSC_5030.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="UST&#x27;s Collins Akowe dunks against the Gilas Pilipinas Youth in the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup, June 23, 2026 at the Playtime Filoil Centre in San Juan. Handout/Filoil"/>UST&#x27;s Collins Akowe dunks against the Gilas Pilipinas Youth in the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup, June 23, 2026 at the Playtime Filoil Centre in San Juan. Handout/Filoil</div>Koji Buenaflor also did damage with 14 points and seven boards, as Kristian Porter uncorked 12 points and six rebounds off the bench in a dominating show of force for the UST frontline.UST  led by as many as 19 points, 61-42, but allowed the Nationals to slowly claw back in the game and got to within four, 94-90, with 1:29 to play. But Charles Bucsit, who finished with 11 points, sealed the game shut with a cold-blooded corner trey with 1:11 remaining.Bruce Tubongbanua paced Gilas Youth with 24 points built on three treys, Joaquin Tovera got a double-double of 21 points, 11 assists, five steals, and two boards, and Chog Moral had 15 points, seven rebounds, and five dimes in the Nationals&#x27; fourth straight defeat.Emilio Aguinaldo College also continued its late-season surge after defeating hapless San Sebastian, 95-81.Jacob Shanoda shot a perfect 6-of-6 clip from the field for his 18 points as Jude Bagay chipped in 18 markers and three assists as they commandeered the Generals&#x27; third quarter turnaround which flipped the game from a 49-47 halftime deficit to a comfortable 82-58 advantage.MJ Raymundo added 13 points, five rebounds, and five assists for EAC, which won its third straight to hike its record to 4-3.Neil Castor led the Golden Stags (0-6) in the losing effort with 18 points.Perpetual also fended off a game challenge from Lyceum of the Philippines U, 68-64, to earn back-to-back wins.Allen Maglupay and JM Tulabut scored 10 apiece for the Altas which improved to a 3-4 record.Renz Villegas gave it his all for the Pirates with his 23 points and five assists, but he couldn&#x27;t halt LPU&#x27;s two-game losing skid to fall down to a 2-7 card.

Mapua pulled off a thrilling 64-62 shocker over erstwhile unbeaten Jose Rizal U, Tuesday in the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup.

Mapua pulled off a thrilling 64-62 shocker over erstwhile unbeaten Jose Rizal U, Tuesday in the 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup.

Filoil: Concepcion, Mapu stun JRU; UST secures q'finals spot

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