Luis Villegas of UE celebrates during his match against UST during the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena. UAAP PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — The University of the East took a dizzying defeat in the third round and Adama Faye’s elimination to topple the University of Santo Tomas, 78-68, on Sunday at the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball tournament.
Luis Villegas had 17 points and 13 rebounds in a breakthrough performance, but it was the necessary spark from Frederic Antiporda in the third round that helped the Red Warriors win a second straight.
“I am grateful to my teammates. They have been patient with me. I just let the game go and it worked,” Villegas said after the Warriors went ahead in fourth place with 3-2 La Salle Green Archers.
After swinging a pair of triplets, Antiporda’s long jump widened the distance the Warriors defended against Faye complicating matters further for the Roaring Tigers.
Faye elbowed Harvey Pagsanjan in the head during a rebound, prompting the umpires to send UST giants off the field at the end of the third half with UE leading six.
Without Faye’s threat around the perimeter, it would never be the same again for the Roaring Tigers.
They fell into a deficit that the Tigers couldn’t manage and were unable to return afterwards to their fourth straight defeat following their season-opening win over the Adamson Falcons.
Nic Cabanero made five of his 17 attempts from the field to finish with 19 points in addition to pulling down 14 rebounds, expending more energy at both ends as the Tigers tried to make up for the absence. Faye’s face but to no avail.
The point:
UE 78 – Villegas 17, N. Paranada 17, Antiporda 13, Stevens 11, Pagsanjan 5, Payawal 5, K. Paranada 4, Sawat 4, Abatayo 2, Beltran 0, Remogat 0, Guevarra 0, Alcantara 0, Langit 0, Lingo -lingo 0.
UST 68 – Cabanero 19, Lazarte 12, Faye 11, Manalang 9, Pangilinan 8, Manaytay 5, Duremdes 2, Calimag 1, Mantua 1, Garing 0, Herrera 0.
Regions: 10-13, 28-29, 55-49, 78-68.
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