MANILA – The De La Salle University Green Archers leaned on a massive third quarter assault to defeat the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers, 83-63, in the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball last night at the Philsports Arena in Pasig.
Deschon Winston led the way with 19 points, while fellow Filipino-American reinforcement Michael Phillips added double-double 11 points and 14 rebounds. With the victory, the Green Archers improved to 1-1.
Cyrus Austria tallied career-high 13 points, while rookie Kevin Quiambao bounced back from a subpar debut to end up with 11 points, three rebounds and three assists.
The Green Archers went to work early with conversions from Winston and Phillips for a double-digit lead. The Tigers rallied to take a 33-32 edge but DLSU answered back with connections from Winston for a 47-40 halftime lead.
DLSU turned things around in the third quarter with inside connections from Phillips and three-pointers from Negrense Mark Nonoy and Winston as the lead reached its largest at 24 points.
Miguel Pangilinan top-scored with 11 points to go with nine rebounds, while Nicael Cabañero, Adama Faye and Paul Manalang had 10 markers each as the Growling Tigers dropped to 1-1.
Meanwhile, defending champions University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons erased a double-digit deficit to score an 87-78 overtime win against Adamson University Falcons.
Down by as much as 16 points, the Fighting Maroons battled back in the fourth quarter to take a 74-71 lead but three free throws by the Falcons send the match into overtime.
In the extension period, the Fighting Maroons jumped to an early 8-0 scoring blast for a quick 82-74 advantage and never looked back to move to a 2-0 start this season.
Zavier Lucero top-scored for the Fighting Maroons with 15 points, Maodo Malick Diouf had double-double 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Terrence Fortea and Carl Tamayo chipped in 12 and 11.
In the first game, University of the East Red Warriors snapped a 15-game losing skid with a 76-66 stunner over Far Eastern University Tamaraws. Kyle Paranada led UE with 25 points.
BOX SCORE:
DLSU 83 — Winston 19, Austria 13, M. Phillips 11, Quiambao 11, Abadam 6, Estacio 6, B. Phillips 5, Nonoy 3, Blanco 3, Manuel 2, Nwankwo 2, Cortez 2, Buensalida 0, Escandor 0, Macalalag 0.
UST 63 — Pangilinan 11, Manalang 10, Cabañero 10, Faye 10, Garing 6, Lazarte 5, Escobido 4, Mantua 3, Calimag 3, Laure 1, Manaytay 0, Herrera 0, Duremdes 0, Magdangal 0, Gesalem 0.
Quarterscores: 30-21, 47-40, 65-46, 83-63./PN
