UP Preventing Maroons’ Quentin Millora-Brown in a sport in opposition to FEU Tamaraws within the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball event. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines–College of the Philippines cruised to a fourth consecutive win within the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball event by tormenting Far Jap College, 69-58, on Sunday at Mall of Asia Area.
Quentin Millora-Brown made a distinction as early as the primary half to assist UP to a 17-point edge that dictated how the remainder of the sport went.
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“Our sport plan was to attempt to assault from the beginning, probably not [only] assault offensively [but also] defensively and I feel that we did that in the beginning, particularly the second quarter [by] holding them to seven,” Millora-Brown stated.
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“We actually executed the defensive sport plan which allow us to run out on the offense higher and I feel that we have to deal with that second quarter and play extra like that each sport, each time.”
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He completed with 11 factors that went with 13 rebounds. Francis Lopez added 13 factors for the Maroons to stay unbeaten in 4 video games.
Janjan Felicilda made essentially the most of his prolonged taking part in minutes with 9 factors as coach Goldwin Monteverde maximized his deep roster. JD Cagulangan and Harold Alarcon didn’t have to put an excessive amount of effort and mixed for less than 13 factors.
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“One factor that coach Gold would at all times remind the gamers is yung consistency namin so consistency in a sport would apply to all 4 quarters,” assistant coach Christian Luanzon stated after the Maroons relaxed within the ultimate body that allowed the Tamaraws to have their finest stretch.
UP Preventing Maroons’ Francis Lopez throughout a UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball event sport. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
“The time inside doesn’t make any distinction, what makes the distinction is the affect on the core no matter how lengthy or how brief they performed. What’s vital in our workforce is that everyone’s on the identical web page by way of having the identical objective and clearly that objective is placing ourselves in the perfect place to win,” Luanzon stated.
Even with a 14-0 run down the stretch, Far Jap was already buried means too deep. Adam Nakai caught fireplace with Veejay Pre and Mohamed Konateh making an attempt to stoke the hearth.
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Pre nailed a jumper earlier than Nakai accomplished a four-point play, 69-53, with UP committing consecutive unforced errors. Nakai hit one other triple from the nook and Konateh sank each of his free throws however all that effort was for naught because the Maroons already constructed a 69-44 benefit, the many of the sport.
Nakai paced the Tamaraws with 12 factors, Jorick Bautista 11 and 7 rebounds and Pre 10 factors as FEU dropped its fourth consecutive sport in as many video games underneath new coach Sean Chambers.
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“I feel we’re taking part in effectively however we simply have to double down on our mentality of coming every single day to observe that we’re gonna be bettering, getting higher and simply attempt to attain the subsequent degree,” Millora-Brown informed the Inquirer in a separate interview.
The Maroons will shoot for a fifth win in opposition to Adamson subsequent Saturday, Sept. 28, nonetheless at MOA Area.