MANILA, Philippines -- Lloyd Josafat was unstoppable as the University of the East Red Warriors booked their first win of UAAP Season 82, overcoming University of the Philippines in four sets on Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

The veteran Josafat submitted a towering performance in a 25-11, 23-25, 25-20, 28-26 triumph, in a bounce back result for the team that lost their season-opener against Far Eastern University last week.

Josafat finished with a whopping 32 points, including the game-clinching block on UP newcomer John Lomibao that sealed the victory.

"Masaya lang kami, enjoy lang," said UE head coach Jerome Guhit. "Ang lagi naman naming sinasabi, laro lang kami ng todo, then kung ano 'yung resulta, masaya na kami. Kung manalo, bonus na 'yun."

With UP threatening to send the game to a decider, Josafat took over. He anchored a 4-1 blast that knotted the count at 23, with the Fighting Maroons simply unable to deal with his quick hits in the middle.

Still, the Maroons reached set point twice, at 24-23 after a Josafat service error, and again at 25-24 when Mac Millete uncorked a huge down-the-line bomb. But Kenneth Culabat came through with a hit of his own after a long rally, and Lomibao sent a backrow hit long to put UE at match point, 26-25.

A service error by Culabat knotted the game for the last time, 26-all, but John Andaya restored order with a hit from the middle before moving to the backrow to serve, signaling Josafat's return to the frontrow.

He punctuated his career game by rejecting Lomibao at the net, capping a stunning performance that saw him tally 28 kills, 3 blocks, and an ace.

"Kung hindi din naman sa teammates ko, hindi ko makukuha 'yung 32 points," said Josafat. "Sabi ni coach, kalma lang kasi 'yung UP, may asar."

Andaya, another UE middle blocker, had 15 points while Culabat scored 14. The Red Warriors had a huge 62-47 lead in terms of hits, offsetting their 10-4 blocking deficit.

Lomibao had 18 points and Millete finished with 12 markers, while Louis Gamban, the star of UP's upset of Ateneo last Wednesday, had 11 points.