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John Abate and Wello Lingolingo roll the video games of their younger lives as underdog UE journeys defending UAAP males’s basketball champion La Salle to its first loss in Season 87
MANILA, Philippines – After a winless begin to the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball match, underdog UE now holds a two-game profitable streak inside 5 days’ time after slaying defending champion La Salle in a 75-71 stunner on the Mall of Asia Area on Sunday, September 22.
With the large upset within the bag, the Purple Warriors at the moment are 2-2 for the season after excellent performances from John Abate and Wello Lingolingo, who led the cost with team-high scoring outputs of 20 and 18 factors, respectively.
In a sport to recollect, Abate was near-perfect from the sphere with a 6-of-7 clip and 3-of-3 from three, together with the game-sealing free throws with 4.4 seconds left, whereas Lingolingo — a identified sniper since Season 86 — fired a 6-of-10 salvo from deep, together with 3-of-3 within the preliminary 28-11 first-quarter pullaway.
“I’ll give credit score to the boys as a result of throughout our apply, I noticed the depth already,” stated UE head coach Jack Santiago. “I simply advised them that we have to have a great begin and as a lot as doable, we maintain the sport shut. Once more, the boys responded very effectively.”
In distinction, it was a sport to neglect for reigning MVP Kevin Quiambao, who nonetheless led La Salle with 17 factors, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists, however threw all of it away after blowing two straight free throws that might have tied the competition with 5.1 ticks left, 71-73.
All sport lengthy, the Archers had their possibilities, as they efficiently bought inside putting distance a number of occasions, together with inching inside two, 40-42, early within the third quarter.
UE, nonetheless, simply had each reply on the opposite finish, finally pulling away anew with a 73-64 hole with 1:55 to play earlier than La Salle one way or the other cobbled collectively a 7-0 desperation rally, capped with a Quiambao circus fling with 28.4 seconds left to once more get inside one possession, 71-73.
Michael Phillips backstopped Quiambao as soon as once more with a stellar line of 16 factors, 9 rebounds, 5 steals, and a couple of blocks because the Archers fell to a 3-1 slate, leaving 4-0 UP a full sport forward in solo first place.
The Scores
UE 75 – Abate 20, Lingolingo 18, Wilson 10, Galang 7, Maga 7, J. Cruz-Dumont 5, Momowei 5, Fikes 3, Jimenez 0, Mulingtapang 0, Malaga 0.
La Salle 71 – Quiambao 17, Phillips 16, Marasigan 10, Aguanne 8, Gollena 6, Macalalag 5, Gonzales 3, David 2, Dungo 2, Abadam 2, Ramiro 0.
Quarters: 28-11, 42-38, 56-50, 75-71.
– Rappler.com
