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Sports: Junior Fighting Maroons get mauled in match against Tiger Cubs
AT THE LINE. Abel Lopez tries to convert his free throw attempts to score additional points for his team. Photo Credit: Ynosh Ilagan
The Junior Fighting Maroons Basketball Team’s struggles this UAAP season continue.
The Junior Maroons suffered a blowout loss against the Tiger Cubs, 87-63, on Sunday at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan, Metro Manila.
For this game, UPIS slotted Abel Lopez in the starting lineup instead of the usual Jordi Gomez de Liaño.
The game was relatively close at the beginning but a 16-5 run at the end of the first quarter
gave UST a 15-point lead, 29-14.
The Tiger Cubs continued to charge at the Junior Maroons with ferocity, starting the second quarter with a 14-4 run that extended their lead to 25. UPIS quickly struck back with a personal 7-0 run by Gomez de Liaño and a three-pointer from Ray Torres. UST regrouped and entered halftime with a 20-point lead.
The complexion of the game did not change even after the halftime break. Although UPIS managed to outscore UST by 2 points in the third quarter, it ultimately did not matter as the Tiger Cubs did not relinquish the lead even once. The game ended with a score of 87-63 in favor of UST.
This win propels the Tiger Cubs to the third seed of the tournament and leaves the Junior Maroons winless with only 5 games left to play before the playoffs begin.
UST dominated the paint, outscoring UPIS by 24 points down there and grabbing 26 more boards than the Junior Maroons. Both teams were almost even in their amount of turnovers but it was the Tiger Cubs who were able to capitalize on their opponents’ mistakes, scoring 26 points off turnovers compared to the Junior Maroons’ 11.
When asked about the game, team captain Collin Dimaculangan said “[This game was] a learning experience para sa team namin. Kailangan pa namin palakasin ang rebounding namin at defense namin.”
The Junior Maroons will continue to seek their first win of the tournament in the Battle for Katipunan against the Blue Eaglets on Wednesday, 9 am.
TALLY OF SCORES:
UPIS (63) - Torres 25, Gomez de Liaño 11, Torculas 9, Dimaculangan 6, Lopez 5, Canillas 4, Cordero 3
UST (87) - Lina 20, Maliwat 17, Refuerzo-cortez 12, Villarez 9, Ascutia 6, Bautista 6, Calivoso 6, Escoto 5, Biag 4, Jalbuena 1, Javier 1
//by Justin Polendey
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