UP’s stellar defense triggered the huge turnaround in the second half of the Fighting Maroons’ UAAP Season 86 clash with La Salle en route to a heart-stopping 67-64 win for the Diliman-based squad, head coach Goldwin Monteverde said.
The Green Archers even led by 12, 50-38, following a Kevin Quiambao 3-pointer early on in the third quarter.“For me, we started flat on both ends of the first half and actually, the only difference between the first and second half would be our defense,” Monteverde told reporters in Filipino after their win.
While the Maroons had a 59-50 lead heading to the fourth, the Archers rallied and tied the game at 63 late in the fourth.And with the Maroons leading by three with about two seconds left in the game, CJ Cansino stole the inbound pass by Joaqui Manuel to secure the win. No details were disclosed but PBA chairman Ricky Vargas said the Board of Governors is seriously looking into expansion to ride the wave of the future and with over 120 applicants in the recent draft that went to...
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