With Jake Figueroa and Patrick Yu as the lead forces, National U scraped past La Salle in overtime, 80-77, and snatched the solo second spot in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament yesterday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Figueroa and Yu took turns in delivering the goods in the clutch as the Bulldogs jumped to 4-1, within striking distance of unbeaten University of the Philippines , which dealt them their lone loss so far.
“Ang pakialam ko is how the players perform. Lalo na when we lost against UP, ‘yun yung pinaka concern ko. We have to be competitive against big teams,” said NU mentor Jeff Napa. As both teams traded blows, Yu rose to the occasion by banking in a triple from the left elbow and a jumper at the foul line, providing enough breathing room for the Bulldogs with a 74-69 lead until the buzzer.
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