(UPDATE) De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (CSB) hammered an emotional 93-85 victory in overtime against rival Jose Rizal University (JRU) in the Season 99 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the Filoil EcoOil Arena on Friday.

The Blazers, led by Will Gozum, survived a 31-point explosion by the Bombers' Agem Miranda.

It was another highly physical encounter between the two squads which battled for the first time since their brawl last November when John Amores went amuck.

“We competed, they competed and I can say we got lucky in the end,” said CSB coach Charles Tiu.

Tiu also brushed aside the tension that happened late when the two teams almost came to blows.

“Obviously it got chippy in the end, but that’s just basketball, no big deal,” he said.

Gozum anchored the Blazers' offense in the added minutes for an 81-77 lead.

This became an 89-81 gap following a trey by three-pointer by Miggy Corteza with 33.4 seconds remaining.

Miguel Corteza fired a team-best 21 points and provided the calming presence for the Blazers.

Gozum finished with 18 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in Benilde's first win of the season.

For Gozum, he was just ecstatic to win.

“I’m happy nakabalik ako,” said Gozum. “Coming from a loss, magandang step ito para sa amin and I hope magtuloy tuloy na.”

Tiu also lauded Corteza for keeping his temper in check.

“I give credit to to Corteza, he easily could have exploded after a hard foul,” said Tiu.

The Blazers will next face San Beda University on Sunday at the Filoil Ecooil Centre. JRU, on the other hand, will next battle Mapua University also on the same day.

Box scores:

CSB 93- Corteza 21, Gozum 18, Nayve 16, Carlos 12, Oczon 11, Sangco 6, Turco 4, Jarque 3, Mara 2, Cajucom 0, Marcos 0, Marasigan 0, Arciaga 0, Flores 0

JRU 85- Miranda 31, delos Santos 8, Sarmiento 8, Pabico 8, Guiab 8, Medina 6, Argente 6, Dionisio 5, Ramos 5, de Leon 0, Arenal 0, Barrera 0, Sy 0, Mosqueda 0

Quarterscores: 17-18; 40-44; 63-63; 75-75 (OT); 93-85