Nic Cabañero fueled University of Santo Tomas as it finally barged into the winning column with a hard-earned 68-62 victory over the gritty Far Eastern University to end the first round of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday, Oct. 22, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
After the painful string of defeats dating back from the previous season, the Growling Tigers hung tough to snap their 19-game losing skid for a 1-6 record in the standings heading into the next round.
The last time UST won was back in Oct. 1 , 2022, during its opening game against Adamson, where Cabañero starred with a career-high 33-point line. Cabañero, this time breached the double-digit mark in the first half and poured 11 more points all in the third to finish with 23 points including six rebounds.
LJ Gonzales, Xyrus Torres and Jorick Bautista paced the Tamaraws with 11 points each as they wound up with a 2-5 slate in the opening round.
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