Quentin Millora-Brown rises for a slam in Recreation 1 of the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball Finals between La Salle Inexperienced Archers and UP Combating Maroons. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
College of the Philippines is only a win away from reclaiming the UAAP males’s basketball championship after a 73-65 victory over La Salle in Recreation 1 of the Season 87 Finals on Sunday at Good Araneta Coliseum.
Quentin Millora-Brown made his presence felt with 17 factors and 9 rebounds and JD Cagulangan helped with 13 factors for the combating Maroons to realize the essential series-opening win.
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RESULTS: UAAP Season 87 basketball Finals Recreation 1 – La Salle vs UP
“I’m grateful to my teammates for responding properly, whether or not it’s in our offensive or defensive schemes,” mentioned Cagulangan. “After this sport, we’ll return, prepare once more, and evaluate our lapses, whether or not on offense or protection. Yeah, it’s nonetheless all about observe for us.”
“It’s nearly working laborious daily. I believe we had an amazing sport plan going into the sport, and clearly, they began out rather well, and we simply needed to roll with it. We discovered a strategy to get it performed on the finish of the day. So, that’s actually the place we’re at. We simply need to discover a manner,” Millora-Brown mentioned.
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Francis Lopez and Quentin Millora-Brown have fun a play in Recreation 1 of the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball Finals between La Salle Inexperienced Archers and UP Combating Maroons. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
The Inexperienced Archer had some momentum going with a slight edge at halftime, 41-37, as La Salle’s Kevin Quiambao turned up the warmth halfway the second quarter by scoring eight straight factors with two triples and a step again jumper
The 2-time MVP was already on the verge of a double-double after the primary two quarters whereas EJ Gollena additionally had 11 factors already to permit the Archers to pad up some cushion.
SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 87 basketball Finals
However UP rapidly turned issues round with its suffocating protection that restricted La Salle to simply 9 factors within the third body with Quiambao solely scoring only a level within the second half whereas Gollena now not scored.
Millora-Brown, the Maroons’ one-and-done large man, performed an enormous half in UP’s 11-4 pullaway at the beginning of the payoff body scoring eight, constructing a deficit the reigning champs will chip away a bit of however by no means totally get well from.
UP additionally had assist from Francis Lopez who contributed 13 factors, six rebounds and 4 blocks whereas Gerry Abadiano added 9 factors and eight rebounds.
Quiambao ended up with 19 factors and 11 rebounds regardless of UP’s protection clearly suffocating the Archer ahead. Mike Phillips had a double-double of his personal with 17 factors and 11 rebounds
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The Maroons look to finish the sequence on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Area whereas the Archers goal to increase the sequence to a Recreation 3 to remain sitting on their throne.
