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UAAP: UP win streak hits seven after romp of FEU


UP Fighting Maroons UAAP Part 85

UP fight the Maroons. Tristan Tamayo’s photo/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines—The University of the Philippines came through the gate and defeated Far Eastern University, 73-59, on Thursday in the UAAP Season 85 Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The win is the seventh in a row for the Maroons and the 10th overall to lose just one game this season, and gives the defending champions the opportunity to continue to refine their play and uncover new things. need repair.

“We just have to try to stay consistent,” said coach Goldwin Monteverde. “It’s the part of our game that we need to work on. We can’t play all the time. We need to be consistent in attack and defence.”

UP opened the game with a 16-1 scoreline marked by the JD Cagulangan trio and never looked back from there.

“After a long break, at least we got off to a good start in this game,” said Monteverde. “We started strong. Especially in defense in the first half, we got off to a really strong start.”

The Maroons then widened the gap to 71-50, remaining 1:52, due to James Spencer trey.

Spencer finished with a career-best 19 points in four trebles, scoring 15 of his total in the first half.

Malick Diouf played strong and finished the game with 11 points, 20 rebounds and 3 assists while Carl Tamayo contributed 10 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

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