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UST's Jhon Canapi in action against FEU-Diliman in the UAAP Season 87 junior high school basketball tournament on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena. UAAP Media

UST's Jhon Canapi in action against FEU-Diliman in the UAAP Season 87 junior high school basketball tournament on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena. 

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1729069477120UAAP87 JHSBB - MAV MESINA-4488.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="UE&#x27;s Mav Mesina celebrates against De La Salle Zobel in the UAAP Season 87 junior high school basketball tournament on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena. UAAP Media"/>UE&#x27;s Mav Mesina celebrates against De La Salle Zobel in the UAAP Season 87 junior high school basketball tournament on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena. UAAP MediaMANILA -- University of the East and University of Santo Tomas both grabbed tough wins in the UAAP Season 87 junior high school basketball tournament on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.</div>The Junior Warriors are still unbeaten thanks to Mav Mesina, who came up big in their 79-70 triumph against De La Salle Zobel.Mesina sank back-to-back triples in the final quarter to fend off the Junior Archers and steer UE to an 8-0 record. He finished with 18 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and two steals.&quot;This is a good win to start the second round. We expected this. For me, gustong-gusto ko yung mga ganitong situation because it&#x27;s another lesson for us,&quot; said UE coach Andrew Estrella.The Junior Warriors trailed 71-69 with three minutes to go before a bucket by Jolo Pascual and Mesina&#x27;s clutch three-pointers put UE in control.&quot;After the first round, sabi ko sa kanila na that the second round will be different. They will be in different situations. Ito yung bagong situation. Naging ready lang sila &#x27;eh. I kept on reminding them na mangyayari at mangyayari ito so we had to be composed,&quot; Estrella added.Pascual tallied 17 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and a steal, while Neil Garcia had an efficient outing with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting, along with five rebounds, two steals, and an assist for UE.Without lead guard Melvin Tailan, who averaged 19.71 points, 7.14 rebounds, 3.57 assists, and 1.86 steals after the first round, the Junior Archers fell to a 4-4 record, sharing fourth place with the NUNS Bullpups and the Ateneo Blue Eagles.Meanwhile, Jhon Canapi was the star of UST&#x27;s 76-75 escape against Far Eastern University-Diliman.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1729069496559UAAP87 JHSBB - JHON CANAPI-3575.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="UST&#x27;s Jhon Canapi in action against FEU-Diliman in the UAAP Season 87 junior high school basketball tournament on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena. UAAP Media"/>UST&#x27;s Jhon Canapi in action against FEU-Diliman in the UAAP Season 87 junior high school basketball tournament on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena. UAAP MediaTrailing by five with 1:12 left after a late 10-2 run by the Baby Tamaraws led by Anton Lopez, Canapi seized the opportunity in the clutch. Two free throws and a layup by Miguel Jubilado trimmed the Tiger Cubs&#x27; deficit to 75-74 with 24.4 seconds remaining.</div>Off the inbound, Canapi, the two-time Junior MPBL MVP, stole the ball and quickly sank the go-ahead layup with 21.6 seconds left, completing UST&#x27;s comeback and dashing FEU-D&#x27;s 24-15 fourth-quarter run.CP Miranda, son of FEU&#x27;s head of basketball operations Denok Miranda, missed two potential game-winning triples as UST avenged its 83-90 defeat to FEU-D to end the first round.&quot;Sana ganito palagi yung maging mentality ng mga player ko kasi puro mga baby pa kasi ito &#x27;eh, especially yung mga big man ko. Ngayon naman, nag-react sila on defense, especially si Canapi,&quot; said Tiger Cubs head coach Noli Mejos. Canapi shot just 5-of-18 from the field but still had 21 points, six rebounds, five steals, and one assist. Andwele Cabanero struggled with eight points on 22.2-percent shooting but managed eight rebounds, seven assists, and two steals.The Baby Tamaraws saw their four-game winning streak come to an end but they remain in second place with a 6-2 win-loss record. The Tiger Cubs rose to solo third with a 5-3 record.Lopez paced FEU-D in the losing effort with 13 points and 14 rebounds, along with four assists and a steal, but committed a game-high eight turnovers.Prince Carino was heavily checked by UST&#x27;s defense, finishing with 13 points on 6-of-18 shooting, eight rebounds, and three blocks.<div>THE SCORES:</div><div>First Game:</div>UST 76 - Canapi 21, Jubilado 20, Cabanero 8, Bathan 8, Castro 7, Balague 6, Lim 6, Guerrero 0, Yu 0, Guinto 0, Duenas 0FEU-D 75 - Lopez 13, Carino 13, Dulin 12, Santos 11, Pasinos 10, Miranda 7, Diaz 6, Adriano 3, Lassiter 0, Enriquez 0Quarterscores: 27-21, 42-37, 61-51, 76-75<div>Second Game:</div>UE 79 - Mesina 18, Pascual 17, Garcia 11, Delos Reyes 9, Bungar 7, Ferreros 6, Oraa 6, Panganiban 5, Okebata 0DLSZ 70 - Luna 16, Centeno 16, Magan 13, Llamas 9, Villaruz 8, Tan 4, Apao 4, Purugganan 0, Maglipon 0Quarterscores: 18-22, 31-34, 54-60, 79-70

University of the East and University of Santo Tomas both grabbed tough wins in the UAAP Season 87 junior high school basketball tournament on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

University of the East and University of Santo Tomas both grabbed tough wins in the UAAP Season 87 junior high school basketball tournament on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

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UAAP: UE, UST boys claim narrow wins in junior HS hoops

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Published Oct 16, 2024 05:06 PM PHT

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