UE kinatay ang FEU sa UAAP boys basketball

PINATAOB ng University of the East ang Far Eastern University-Diliman,82-74, para maangkin ang solo lead sa UAAP Season 87 boys’ basketball tournament sa Araneta Colesium.

Gab Delos Reyes, Enrico Bungar, at Ethan Oraa nagdeliver ng double-digit scores para tulungan ang Juniors warriors na irehistro ang kanilang pangatlong dikit na tagumpay.

Delos Reyes na transferee mula sa Lourdes School sa Quezon City, ang namuno sa opensa ng UE sa iniskor na 18 points,15 rebounds at four blocks.

Bungar bumakas ng 12 points,nine rebounds at two steals,habang si Oraa nagdagdag ng 11 points at four rebounds para sa Junior Warriors, na pomuste ng 67-49 lead sa third quarter.

“Just because we beat FEU, it’s okay already. We have to instill in the kids that the tournament is still long,” Wika ni UE head coach Andrew Estrella.

Bumalikwas ang baby Tamaraws sa pamamagitan ng triple at layup ni Denden Enriquez para maging 74-79,sa 1:45 nalalabi, pero napanateli ng warriors ang kanilang kalmado.

“Charge it to experience, don’t be complacent. Even though we had a big lead and we knew FEU’s strength and ability to come back, we just stayed composed,” Sambit ni Estrella.

CP Miranda nagtapos ng 16 points,four rebounds at four assists habang si Anton Lopez may 11 points,seven assists,three rebound, at three steals para sa FEU, na tabla sa De La Salle-Zobel,University of Santo Tomas at Ateneo de Manila University para sa second place na 2-1.

Samantala, defending champion National University Nazareth School pinadapa ang University of the Philippines Integrated School, 94-76 sa ibang laro.

Chester Talabut nagtapos ng 24 points,nine rebounds,four steals at three assists habang si Nick Peña at David Sabareza nag-ambag ng 15 at 14 points, ayon sa pagkakasunodr.

Bruce Tubongbanua may 33 points at Jhustin Hallare nagdagdag ng 29 points para sa UPIS.