The Jose Rizal University
(JRU) Heavy Bombers completed their unbeaten run with an 85-64 rout of the University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters in the final match to emerge as champions of the Cebu City Collegiate Invitational Basketball Tournament 2026 on Tuesday night, August 11, at the full-packed Cebu City Sports Institute in Barangay Calero.
Christopher Jubilla fired 20 points with eight rebounds, one assist and two steals, while Cebuano guard Lawrence Mangubat added 14 points, one rebound, three assists, and one steal for the visiting NCAA squad, which pocketed P130,000 for ruling the six-day cage wars with a perfect 5-0 record.
Sean Salvador and Jalen Garcia each scored 10 in JRU’s wire-to-wire victory.
The Heavy Bombers kept the Webmasters at bay since getting off to a sizzling 23-13 start. They pushed their lead to 50-31 at halftime, and then to 72-43 after three quarters, before it peaked at 31 points, 74-43, early in the final period.
Maverick Eligoyo paced the Webmasters with 13 points, four rebounds, one assist, and one steal. Luther Leonard and Jepherson Nonol combined for 21 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, and two steals in a losing effort.
Ace playmaker Ricofer Sordilla was the missing link for UC, tallying only five points with three rebounds and four assists.
On the other hand, Christopher Lagat stuffed the stat sheet with 24 points, four rebounds, six assists, and two steals while Jm Edoukou chipped in 14 points and five boards as the University of the East (UE) Red Warriors trounced the University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers, 98-75, to settle for third place.