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Romwel Anzures

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<div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1726917047234IMG_5058.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="UST’s Forthsky Padrigao. Photo from UAAP Media."/>UST’s Forthsky Padrigao. Photo from UAAP Media</div>MANILA (UPDATED) — The University of Santo Tomas returned to the win column of UAAP Season 87 by outlasting National University.Coming off a defeat against Adamson University last week, the Growling Tigers moved past the Bulldogs, 67-64, during their men&#x27;s basketball clash on a rainy Saturday evening at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.Mo Tounkara top-scored for UST with 15 points on top of 10 rebounds, two assists, and a block, while Christian Manaytay and Nic Cabañero had 14 and 10, respectively for the España-based team.Also starring was new UST point guard Forthsky Padrigao who had eight points, five assists, three rebounds, and a steal, and he also shone the brightest for the Pido Jarencio-coached team in the clutch.Tied at 64 with under a minute left in the game, Padrigao hit a step-back deuce to break the tie at the 29-second mark and get the 66-64 lead. Jake Figueroa missed on his attempts to tie the game later on, while Padrigao split his charities in UST&#x27;s final play to extend their lead to three which was enough for them to improve to 3-1. &quot;Nagkataon lang din talaga siguro kasi the few possessions back, talagang nagce-create ako para sa teammates ko. Come that possession, yung last possession na yun, bigla silang nag switch. So, ginawa ko lang yung right thing and thank You Lord, pumasok yung tira ko,&quot; said Padrigao, who was contested by Ken Padrones in his go-ahead basket, during the postgame presser.Earlier in the game, down by eight in the final period of action, the Tigers went on an eight-to-nothing run which was capped off by a lay-in by Padrigao at the 2:40 mark of the same frame to overtake NU, 61-60.A split from Steve Nash Enriquez tied the game at 61 in the following play, but Nic Cabañero answered with a trey to hold a crucial 64-61 lead with only 1:57 left in the contest. Jolo Manansala, however, sank a step-back bank shot from beyond the arc to tie the game with still 1:34 in the game as NU hoped to avoid another setback this year.Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, they fell to 1-3 after this game.Jarencio commended the fightback by the Tigers, saying that it defined how they are not taking for granted their opponents despite NU coming in off a 27-point loss against the University of the Philippines. &quot;Alam mo, bilib din ako kay Coach Jeff [Napa]. Yung team niya kahit walang import, lumalaban. Yung attitude na ayaw matalo, andoon. Kami naman, na-overcome namin yun. Ang iniisip namin, we don&#x27;t take teams for granted. Basta kami maglalaro kami ng maayos, yung players, mag-respond sa may mga mali,&quot; he said.&quot;Sila, yung mga players, gusto nilang manalo, gusto nilang mabigyan ng panalo at glory ang UST.&quot;On the other hand, NU, which was dealing with the absence of Mo Diassana who is ruled out for the season with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, banked on Enriquez’s 17 markers, five dimes, and three boards, Figueroa’s 11 markers, and Donn Lims eight points.The Scores:UST 67 -- Tounkara 15, Manaytay 14, Cabanero 10, Padrigao 8, Crisostomo 5, Acido 5, Paranada 4, Estacio 3, Pangilinan 3, Robinson 0, Llemit 0.NU 64 -- Enriquez 17, Figueroa 11, Lim 8, Padrones 6, Manansala 6, Perciano 6, Jumamoy 5, Garcia 3, Palacielo 2, Yu 0, Francisco 0, Santiago 0, Dela Cruz 0.Quarters: 16-16, 32-34, 48-52, 67-64.<div> </div><div>RELATED VIDEO:</div><div> <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B4CP2oGFUYY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></div>

The University of Santo Tomas successfully returned to the win column of UAAP Season 87 by outlasting National University.

The University of Santo Tomas successfully returned to the win column of UAAP Season 87 by outlasting National University.

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UAAP: Padrigao the hero as UST outlasts NU to regain winning ways

Romwel Anzures,

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Published Sep 21, 2024 07:15 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 21, 2024 10:17 PM PHT

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