JUST IN. Zavier Lucero and Harold Alarcon lead the defending UAAP champion UP Fighting Maroons in a clutch finals Game 1 escape of the Ateneo Blue Eagles! UPFight UAAPSeason85 UAAPSeason85Finals
MANILA, Philippines – The UP Fighting Maroons now stand one win away from defending their UAAP men’s basketball championship with a 72-66 Game 1 escape over the Ateneo Blue Eagles at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, December 11.
Coming off a 58-56 lead with 7:20 left in the fourth quarter, UP unleashed its two-way chops on Ateneo with a pivotal 10-2 run ending at the 4:37 mark, highlighted by a huge Lucero block on Chris Koon and two booming triples by Alarcon for the 68-58 separation. “Defensively, we started well. The ball movement was also really there. I like the way the team looked for the open man,” said UP head coach Goldwin Monteverde.
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