Quiambao was confident in his shot, urging the crowd to cheer for him as he aimed to tie the game with his free throws. However, he missed both, and John Abate sealed the game for the Red Warriors with two free throws on the other end with 4.4 seconds remaining to put the game out of reach.
University of the East fended off a last-minute comeback attempt by De La Salle University as reigning MVP Kevin Quiambao missed two clutch free throws, resulting in a 75-71 victory that dealt the defending champion its first loss in the UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday evening, Sept 22, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
“I will give credit sa boys ko because during our practice, I saw the intensity already and I just told them we just need to have a good start and as much as possible we keep the game close, and the boys responded very well,” said UE head coach Jack Santiago. “Going back sa previous games namin against UST at UP, we came up very flat sa first quarter and sabi ko sa team we cannot afford to have a flat start with La Salle. I’m so happy with the boys kasi talagang gusto nila manalo,” said Santiago, as his team raced to a 28-11 lead after the first quarter.
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