NCAA: Heavy Bombers blast Generals | Inquirer Sports

NCAA: Heavy Bombers blast Generals

By: - Reporter / @MarkGiongcoINQ
/ 04:31 PM August 15, 2017

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Ervin Grospe spearheaded a big first half and Jose Rizal University dumped Emilio Aguinaldo College, 77-48, in the NCAA Season 93 men’s basketball tournament Tuesday at Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.

Grospe scored 12 of his game-high 19 points in the first two quarters, where the Heavy Bombers outscored the Generals, 37-21, and never looked back.

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“We really prepared hard for this game because we’re coming off a loss,” said Grospe, who fell a point short of matching his career-high, in Filipino.

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The Bombers, who bounced back from a 54-48 loss to the San Beda Red Lions on Aug. 4, never letup in the second half to extend their lead to as high as 35.

JRU got a lift from first-year forward Abdul Sawat, who finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.

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“Coach and my teammates just gave me confidence,” said the 19-year-old Sawat, who hails from Davao, in Filipino.

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The Generals played without their injured Cameroonian import Hamadou Laminou, whom they severely missed.

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EAC had to bleed for points, shooting just 23 percent from the field and 36 percent from the free throw line.

The 6-foot-8 Laminou suffered a season-ending ACL injury last week.

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JRU climbed to 3-3 while EAC, which turned the ball over 22 times and only had nine assists, slid to 3-4.

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