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UAAP: Amid injuries, UP eyes strong finish to elimination round

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Kennedy Caacbay, 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/11/08/uaap86-mbb-up-vs-ue-malick-diouf-8505.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo from UAAP Media Bureau</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA – The UP Fighting Maroons are committed to finishing the elimination round of the UAAP Season 86 men&#x27;s basketball tournament on a high note.</p><p>This, despite injuries that have hampered the squad&#x27;s campaign in the second round.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/08/23/uaap-diouf-returns-powers-up-past-ue-and-into-final-4">UAAP: Diouf returns, powers UP past UE and into Final 4</a></li></ul><p>Sweeping their next three games – Far Eastern University, University of Sto. Tomas, and National University – is the goal now for UP, according to assistant coach Christian Luanzon, speaking for head coach Goldwin Monteverde.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/05/23/uaap-kevin-quiambao-steers-la-salle-past-up">UAAP: Kevin Quiambao lives up to billing, steers La Salle past UP</a></li></ul><p>Talking about twice-to-beat, Luanzon said: &quot;If we could get that advantage... maybe with a win or two, or better sweep, ang maganda kasi ngayon nasa kamay pa namin &#x27;yung destiny namin eh. That&#x27;s one thing Coach Gold would always emphasize... we always want to take control of the things within our hands.&quot;</p><p>&quot;At this point, things are still within our hands. So hopefully, we could sweep the next three games, but then again &#x27;yung practice muna tomorrow, that&#x27;s what we are preparing for,&quot; he added.</p><p>The assistant coach added that Monteverde trusts his medical staff to manage players&#x27; injuries and come up with a conclusion that is both safe for the players and the outcome of the squad.</p><p>&quot;Si Coach Gold, nagtitiwala siya both sa medical staff niya and sa mga players. And then he would come to a calculated decision,&quot; Luanzon said. </p><p>&quot;So with that, this doesn&#x27;t mean that you&#x27;re one-hundred percent healthy, obviously nakita niyo kamay ni Malick, kulang na lang &#x27;yung buong kamay, all fingers naka-tape,&quot; he added, referring to Malick Diouf&#x27;s wrist injury. &quot;But it&#x27;s about them also fighting through this, mga injuries nila, and also mga ibang players.&quot;</p><p>Veterans Malick Diouf and JD Cagulangan returned to the court for the state university on Wednesday against University of the East.</p><p>They previously sat out their La Salle game due to injuries.</p><p>Diouf showed why he is the reigning MVP, stuffing the stat sheet with 19 points and 15 rebounds in their victory against University of the East.</p><p>“It’s good to be in the Final Four first. But I think we haven’t achieved anything. We have to be ready, we have to prepare well and finish first the second round [before] thinking about the Final Four and [book] the twice to beat,” he said.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fOJAQmJpaug?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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><div class="iwantbar"> </div>

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UAAP: Amid injuries, UP eyes strong finish to elimination round

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Nov 08, 2023 08:02 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 09, 2023 12:14 AM PHT

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