TANAUAN CITY. — The Toyota Otis Sparks went to RJ Jazul in the last four minutes to eke out a thrilling 89-86 win over San Mig Coffee and force a knockout match in their quarterfinals match-up Monday in the PBL Lipovitan Amino Sports Cup at the President Jose P. Laurel gym here.

Jazul highlighted the team’s bristling 13-0 run with a huge three-point shot and a steal to complete their amazing comeback. He finished with 18 points, 15 of them on triples, on top of five assists, three rebounds and two steals in 29 minutes of action.

"He has been our savior since he rejoined the team late in the first round. He has good decision-making skills," said coach Ariel Vanguardia.

"He’s just a small guy but he kept us from falling apart. He gave me a lot of headaches in the NCAA, but with him in the team I feel so confident," added Vanguardia of his 5-foot-9 guard.

The winner in the do-or-die game Wednesday at the Oreta Sports Center in Malabon will join Harbour Centre and Hapee Toothpaste in the Final Four.

The Coffee Kings went into the game armed with twice-to-beat advantage after finishing fourth in the double round elims.

Jazul made just one basket in the payoff period but it turned out to be the vital push the Sparks needed to turn the game around. After burying his fifth and last triple, Jazul came through with a big steal that led to another triple by Patrick Cabahug as the Sparks closed in at 84-86.

After San Mig’s JP Alcaraz lost the ball to the sidelines, no thanks to Toyota Otis’s pressing defense, Cholo Villanueva came through with a soft jumper that tied the count at 86-all, still 1:54 left.

The Coffee Kings bungled their next two offensive thrusts, including a hurried three-point shot by Bonbon Custodio.

Center Erick Rodriguez shattered the seventh and last deadlock with two charities off a foul by Neil Raneses with only 18.7 ticks left.

"We showed that we have a character. We never gave up despite trailing most of the way," said Vanguardia.

The game was delayed for about 10 minutes due to a heavy downpour that rendered the floor slippery.

The Sparks got off to a hot start, racing to a 27-21 lead in the first quarter before the Coffee Kings outscored them in the second quarter 30-19 to take a 51-46 lead at the break.

The Coffee Kings kept the Sparks at bay for the 16 minutes until Jazul reignited the team’s machine.