Louie Sangalang and Brent Paraiso returned from two-game suspensions to power defending champion Letran to a 77-69 win over San Sebastian College-Recoletos in the NCAA Season 98 men's basketball tournament Wednesday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City.

Sangalang scored 11 points while Paraiso contributed 10 points and eight rebounds off the bench as the Knights improved their record to 4-3, which tied them for fifth to seventh places with the Arellano University Chiefs and the Lyceum Pirates in the team standings.