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UAAP: Lucero fuels UP past La Salle in thriller

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="UP" s="" Zavier="" Lucero="" puts="" up="" a="" jumper="" against="" De="" La="" Salle.="" UAAP="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/04/07/zavier-lucero.jpg"/><figcaption>UP&#x27;s Zavier Lucero puts up a jumper against De La Salle. UAAP Media.</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATED) Zavier Lucero took charge in the fourth quarter to fuel the University of the Philippines (UP) past De La Salle University, 61-59, for their fifth straight win of the UAAP Season 84 men&#x27;s basketball tournament.The Fighting Maroons overturned a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter behind a flurry of baskets from Lucero, who finished with a double-double of 21 points and 14 rebounds in Thursday&#x27;s game at the Mall of Asia Arena.UP improved to 5-1, having won all their games since dropping their opening day assignment to defending champion Ateneo de Manila University. The Green Archers, meanwhile, lost for just the second time in six games.Carl Tamayo shot just 4-of-14 from the field for nine points, but played stout defense on Gilas Pilipinas teammate Justine Baltazar in the fourth quarter. Joel Cagulangan made up for his five turnovers with seven assists, including key dimes down the stretch to Lucero.&quot;I thought halos buong game, nag-struggle kami offensively,&quot; said UP coach Goldwin Monteverde, whose players turned the ball over a whopping 23 times. &quot;But it&#x27;s a good thing, especially in the fourth quarter, nag-pick up &#x27;yung defense namin.&quot;La Salle led by seven points, 52-45, with just under eight minutes left off a Schonny Winston jumper, before Lucero scored four straight points -- including a highlight-reel dunk on Baltazar -- to bring UP within striking distance, 52-49.A Baltazar layup on the other end pushed the lead back to five points, but Lucero was not done. The Filipino-American forward stretched for a layup, then Cagulangan drilled a three-pointer to knot the count at 54 with 4:41 left. In the next possession, Cagulangan found Lucero open for the go-ahead three-pointer, 57-54, with 3:55 to play.A 5-2 blast capped by a Winston triple forced a 59-59 deadlock with 2:43 to go, and the Green Archers had a chance when they forced a stop on Cagulangan on the other end. But La Salle came up empty in its next possession, and then paid dearly on the other end as they couldn&#x27;t keep Lucero off the boards.Lucero, who had nine offensive rebounds in the game, soared for another board and tipped in a miss to put UP ahead for good, 61-59, with 1:49 to play. La Salle still had its chances, especially after a shot clock violation by the Maroons and another Cagulangan turnover, but UP was able to use their fouls to stop the DLSU offense.&quot;We used our fouls toward the end, and they didn&#x27;t have any timeouts left,&quot; said Monteverde.The Green Archers&#x27; final possession saw Michael Phillips drive to the hoop with three seconds left, but his layup was off the mark as time expired.Baltazar led the way for the Green Archers with 13 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, while Evan Nelle had 13 points. Neither team shot well from the field, with UP making 29.5% of their attempts and La Salle converting at 31.9%. But the Fighting Maroons had a 56-43 advantage in rebounding, including 24 offensive rebounds that proved crucial to their win.<div>The scores:</div>UP 61 -- Lucero 21, Tamayo 9, Cansino 9, Spencer 7, Diouf 7, Cagulangan 5, Fortea 3, Rivero 0, Alarcon 0, Abadiano 0.LA SALLE 59 -- Baltazar 13, Nelle 13, M. Phillips 9, Nonoy 9, Winston 7, Lojera 3, Galman 3, Nwankwo 2, Austria 0, B. Phillips 0, Cuajao 0.Quarters: 17-17, 32-35, 43-48, 61-59.

Zavier Lucero took charge in the fourth quarter to fuel UP past La Salle, 61-59, for their fifth straight win of UAAP Season 84. 

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UAAP: Lucero fuels UP past La Salle in thriller

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 07, 2022 12:10 PM PHT

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Updated April 07, 2022 12:40 PM PHT

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