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UAAP: UP denies La Salle comeback to keep perfect card

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Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo from UAAP Media Bureau" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/10/18/uaap-86-mbb-harold-alarcon-1037.jpg"/><figcaption>Photo from UAAP Media Bureau</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA (UPDATED) – The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons averted a possible collapse in the payoff period as they slipped past the De La Salle University (DLSU) in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. A clutch mid-range jumper by Gerry Abadiano helped the Fighting Maroons escape with a 67-64 win over the Green Archers at the Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday.Before Abadiano&#x27;s huge bucket, UP saw a lead that they had established in the third quarter melt in the face of La Salle&#x27;s fightback.UP kept its immaculate 6-0 record in the tournament while La Salle, which played without veteran guard Evan Nelle, slid to a 3-3 card – tied with the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the Adamson Soaring Falcons.“We started medyo flat sa both ends nung first half and actually, ang difference lang sakin nung first and second half would be yung defense namin. Nung second it was much better, at the same time yung mga loose ball, we were really working for mga loose ball na mga narerecover namin. It’s all about wanting it more siguro for us,” head coach Goldwin Monteverde said. <figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2848632" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>The Fighting Maroons enjoyed an 11-point cushion midway of the fourth after Malick Diouf’s basket, 63-52, but La Salle responded with an 11-0 fightback, sparked by a triple of Joshua David and ended with Kevin Quiambo’s jumper, to knot the score at 63 – two minutes left in the action. It took a minute more before Abadiano nailed what became a game-winning shot, 65-63. Michael Philips had the chance to equalize the game anew with his two free throw attempts, only to miss one of it to trail, 64-65. Reyland Torres gave UP a 67-64 breather with his two freebies before making two key plays – one, burning 12 of 15 seconds left to play when they got the possession. This left La Salle with three seconds to work with for a chance to force an extension. But CJ Cansino made an excellent read of Joaqui Manuel&#x27;s pass meant for Kevin Quiambao, and his steal secured UP&#x27;s win while also handing La Salle its second straight loss of the season. Abadiano led the balanced offense of UP with 13 points while Harold Alarcon and Diouf added a combined 20 points. The Senegalese center also grabbed 18 rebounds and had two blocks. The Fighting Maroons were trailing in the first half of the match until they limited the Green Archers to just three in the entire third quarter while scoring 21 in the process. La Salle was 1-of-21 in the said period, with Quiambao hitting their first and last basket at the 9:50 mark, while also allowing UP to have 21 rebounds. They went scoreless until the next quarter when David had two free throws at 8:03 in the final quarter.

The UP Fighting Maroons averted a possible collapse in the payoff period as they slipped past La Salle in UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball. 

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UAAP: UP denies La Salle comeback to keep perfect card

Karl Cedrick Basco,

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Published Oct 18, 2023 08:28 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 18, 2023 10:16 PM PHT

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