UP Preventing Maroons’ Quentin Millora-Brown in a recreation in opposition to FEU Tamaraws within the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball match. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines–College of the Philippines cruised to a fourth consecutive win within the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball match by tormenting Far Japanese College, 69-58, on Sunday at Mall of Asia Enviornment.
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 recreation plan was to attempt to assault from the beginning, probably not [only] assault offensively [but also] defensively and I feel that we did that firstly, particularly the second quarter [by] holding them to seven,” Millora-Brown stated.
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“We actually executed the defensive recreation plan which allow us to run out on the offense higher and I feel that we have to concentrate on that second quarter and play extra like that each recreation, 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 probably the most of his prolonged enjoying minutes with 9 factors as coach Goldwin Monteverde maximized his deep roster. JD Cagulangan and Harold Alarcon didn’t must put an excessive amount of effort and mixed for under 13 factors.
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“One factor that coach Gold would all the time remind the gamers is yung consistency namin so consistency in a recreation would apply to all 4 quarters,” assistant coach Christian Luanzon stated after the Maroons relaxed within the last body that allowed the Tamaraws to have their finest stretch.
UP Preventing Maroons’ Francis Lopez throughout a UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball match recreation. –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 quick they performed. What’s essential in our staff is that everyone’s on the identical web page when it comes to having the identical aim and clearly that aim is placing ourselves in one of the best place to win,” Luanzon stated.
Even with a 14-0 run down the stretch, Far Japanese was already buried manner too deep. Adam Nakai caught hearth with Veejay Pre and Mohamed Konateh attempting 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 a lot of the recreation.
Nakai paced the Tamaraws with 12 factors, Jorick Bautista 11 and 7 rebounds and Pre 10 factors as FEU dropped its fourth consecutive recreation in as many video games underneath new coach Sean Chambers.
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“I feel we’re enjoying properly however we simply must double down on our mentality of coming every single day to apply that we’re gonna be enhancing, getting higher and simply attempt to attain the subsequent stage,” Millora-Brown instructed 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 Enviornment.
