FAR EASTERN University warded off a late University of the East fightback, 76-72 to assure itself of first place at the end of the opening round of UAAP Season 72 action last August 9 at the Araneta Coliseum.
The Tamaraws controlled the opening half of the game, building leads as high as 20 at the three-minute mark of the second period. Three Tams – Aldrech Ramos, Paul Sanga and Pipo Noundou – hit double-digits in scoring as early as halftime, which saw the Red Warriors trail, 45-29.
Coach Glenn Capacio’s troops, though, seemed content with sitting on the advantage and played to keep the lead. UE immediately made its move, chopping down the deficit to 12 after 30 minutes of action. The Recto five continued its march with a seemingly small but important 6-0 run, capped off by a Paul Lee three-point play with 4:09 left in the game that trimmed the FEU lead further, 73-68. Second-stringer Erwin Duran then intercepted a lazy pass and drove coast-to-coast to put the Warriors within striking distance, 74-72.
That proved to be UE’s last basket, though, as FEU tightened up on defense to hold on for the victory thanks to two pressure-packed free throws from Andy Barroca and RR Garcia.
Ramos led the league-leading Tamaraws with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Garcia also tallied 14 markers after going scoreless for the first time in his career last time out against University of Sto. Tomas. Pari Llagas delivered yet another double-double for the Red Warriors, who slid to 4-3 in the team standings, with 21 points and 12 boards.
Capacio was calm in the media room despite leading his wards to their sixth victory in seven outings. “Nung second-half medyo gipit-gipit na. Siguro, medyo nahirapan kasi grabe na ang physicality ng game kaya hindi na kami nakaka-execute. Ang magagawa na lang namin ay to stop them…Tiniyaga lang naming, luckily hindi sila makakuha sa amin sa loob.”
He added, “Halos lahat ng teams, gusto na kaming talunin ngayon, dapat mag-step-up sa susunod. Hindi masyadong mainit ang ulo. [With regard to the 41.7% free throw percentage] Yung freethrows, yun nga kailangang i-praktis. Tingin ko puro mental na lang iyon, nakikita ko naman sa praktis na nashoshoot nila.”
The Tamaraws controlled the opening half of the game, building leads as high as 20 at the three-minute mark of the second period. Three Tams – Aldrech Ramos, Paul Sanga and Pipo Noundou – hit double-digits in scoring as early as halftime, which saw the Red Warriors trail, 45-29.
Coach Glenn Capacio’s troops, though, seemed content with sitting on the advantage and played to keep the lead. UE immediately made its move, chopping down the deficit to 12 after 30 minutes of action. The Recto five continued its march with a seemingly small but important 6-0 run, capped off by a Paul Lee three-point play with 4:09 left in the game that trimmed the FEU lead further, 73-68. Second-stringer Erwin Duran then intercepted a lazy pass and drove coast-to-coast to put the Warriors within striking distance, 74-72.
That proved to be UE’s last basket, though, as FEU tightened up on defense to hold on for the victory thanks to two pressure-packed free throws from Andy Barroca and RR Garcia.
Ramos led the league-leading Tamaraws with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Garcia also tallied 14 markers after going scoreless for the first time in his career last time out against University of Sto. Tomas. Pari Llagas delivered yet another double-double for the Red Warriors, who slid to 4-3 in the team standings, with 21 points and 12 boards.
Capacio was calm in the media room despite leading his wards to their sixth victory in seven outings. “Nung second-half medyo gipit-gipit na. Siguro, medyo nahirapan kasi grabe na ang physicality ng game kaya hindi na kami nakaka-execute. Ang magagawa na lang namin ay to stop them…Tiniyaga lang naming, luckily hindi sila makakuha sa amin sa loob.”
He added, “Halos lahat ng teams, gusto na kaming talunin ngayon, dapat mag-step-up sa susunod. Hindi masyadong mainit ang ulo. [With regard to the 41.7% free throw percentage] Yung freethrows, yun nga kailangang i-praktis. Tingin ko puro mental na lang iyon, nakikita ko naman sa praktis na nashoshoot nila.”
The scores:
FEU 76 – Ramos 14, Garcia 14, Sanga 13, Noundou 12, Barroca 11, Cawaling 9, Vinluan 3, Knuttel 0, Eguilos 0, Cervantes 0, Caluag 0.
UE 72 – Llagas 21, Espiritu 12, Lee 11, Acuña 9, Reyes 6, Zamar 5, Duran 4, Bandaying 3, Tagarda 1, Lingganay 0, Flores 0, Ayala 0.
FEU 76 – Ramos 14, Garcia 14, Sanga 13, Noundou 12, Barroca 11, Cawaling 9, Vinluan 3, Knuttel 0, Eguilos 0, Cervantes 0, Caluag 0.
UE 72 – Llagas 21, Espiritu 12, Lee 11, Acuña 9, Reyes 6, Zamar 5, Duran 4, Bandaying 3, Tagarda 1, Lingganay 0, Flores 0, Ayala 0.
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