Kevin Quiambao and the La Salle Inexperienced Archers within the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball event. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines–La Salle prolonged its blistering successful streak within the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball event to 5 by handing College of Santo Tomas a 94-87 extra time loss on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Area.
Kevin Quiambao had a career-high 29 factors that got here with 9 rebounds and Mike Phillips completed with one other double-double of 16 factors and 13 rebounds because the Inexperienced Archers clinched the solo prime spot with a 8-1 report.
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“We’re not shocked at how UST performed. We at all times remind ourselves that each staff might be out competing towards us. Coach Pido Jarencio and the remainder of the workers are actually doing an incredible job in ensuring they’re a aggressive group,” coach Topex Robinson stated.
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“We made errors and it’s a chance for us to be taught. 26 [turnovers] isn’t any joke. We’ll work on these in preparation towards Adamson,” he added.
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Raven Gonzales backstopped the 2 La Salle stars with an 80 p.c capturing to 11 factors.
“I believe the lesson we discovered is that we have to hold enjoying with the identical vitality from the primary to the fourth quarter, as a result of the sport doesn’t finish after the third quarter,” Quiambao stated.
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“After the third quarter, we type of relaxed. Coach reminded us that UST may make a comeback, so we needed to be ready,” he added.
Forth Padrigao and the UST Growling Tigers pressure extra time towards La Salle Inexperienced Archers within the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball event. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
The Archers wasted no time exhibiting their superiority over the Tigers with a 14-0 run from the get-go. Quiambao scored 13 of these deflating opening factors as La Salle outscored UST in that first body, 27-14.
UST managed to decelerate the Archers one way or the other to have an excellent 15-15 output within the second quarter however La Salle continued pummeling the Tigers to achieve a 40-20 benefit.
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The Tigers saved on preventing and even after shedding Mo Tounkara, who had 14 factors and eight rebounds earlier than fouling out, manufacturing an 11-5 run behind the triples of Migs Pangilinan and Kyle Paranada and factors off turnovers by Forthsky Padrigao and Nic Cabañero.
With an opportunity to win the sport, Padrigao drove for a layup however was fouled exhausting by Phillips. The previous Ateneo guard, nonetheless, cut up his free throws to ship the sport to extra time.
UST misplaced one other cog in Christian Manaytay in the beginning of the additional 5 minutes the place La Salle took all of the momentum. Quiambao drained each of his charities to push the Archers’ lead, 89-81, earlier than a layup by Phillips that gave them a lofty 10-point benefit.
Padrigao and Cabañero shot two extra, to chop the deficit to 6 nevertheless it was not sufficient as Phillips cut up his freebies to seal the consequence.
Cabañero had a season-best 23 factors in addition to 12 rebounds whereas Padrigao added 15 factors. Pangilinan had 10 factors and 5 rebounds however all these weren’t sufficient to cease the Tigers from absorbing a back-to-back loss to a 4-5 standing.
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UST seems for a primary victory within the second spherical when it battles Ateneo on residence soil on the Quadricentennial Pavilion on Saturday earlier than the rivalry of La Salle and the Blue Eagles on Oct. 26, additionally on the Mall of Asia Area.
