Gani Stevens goes gung-ho as UP survives gutsy FEU for 4th straight win 

UP massive man Gani Stevens delivers a close to double-double because the Combating Maroons make it 4 wins in a row after a 0-2 begin within the UAAP Season 88 males’s basketball match

MANILA, Philippines – The UP Combating Maroons made it 4 wins in a row within the UAAP Season 88 males’s basketball match after hacking out a 69-66 escape over the FEU Tamaraws on the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion on Sunday, October 12.

UP massive man Gani Stevens delivered a close to double-double of 14 factors and 9 rebounds, together with the essential putback layup on the 1:45 mark of the fourth that gave the Combating Maroons the 69-66 lead. 

The Tamaraws had a number of alternatives to tie the sport at 69-all within the dying seconds, however Jorick Bautista failed to attach on back-to-back makes an attempt from deep. 

FEU had yet another likelihood to drag nearer late after the ball bounced again to Kirby Mongcopa off Bautista’s miss, however the former turned the ball over as he tried to drop it off to the open Mo Konateh down low.

“As we all the time say, the UAAP consists of groups that you simply can not take with no consideration, whether or not it’s groups above, beneath, or the identical as us,” mentioned UP assistant coach Christian Luanzon.

“Contemplating the restricted quantity of video games, you possibly can anticipate each sport to be like a dogfight — and FEU actually, as anticipated, introduced that out tonight,” he added of the tight victory that noticed no group lead by greater than 6 factors all all through the competition.  

After a breakout efficiency in opposition to the Ateneo Blue Eagles final Wednesday, October 8, Harold Alarcon impressed anew with 15 factors on an environment friendly 7-of-12 taking pictures as they improved their file to 4-2 after a sluggish 0-2 begin to the season.

Like Alarcon and Stevens, Reyland Torres scored in double figures for UP with 12 factors on a near-perfect 4-of-5 subject purpose clip. 

FEU was led by Bautista with 18 factors on 6-of-11 taking pictures, whereas Mo Konateh noticed his double-double of 16 factors and 10 rebounds go down the drain.

With the loss, the Tamaraws fell to 1-4 within the standings. 

The Scores

UP 69 – Alarcon 15, Stevens 14, Torres 12, Remogat 8, Bayla 8, Fortea 4, Abadiano 3, Belmonte 2, Yniguez 2, Nnrouka 1, Alter 0, Palanca 0, Briones 0.

FEU 66 – Bautista 18, Konateh 16, Pasaol 11, Mongcopa 8, Owens 7, Daa 2, Felipe 2, Salangsang 2, Jones 0, Montemayor 0, Macapagal 0, Ona 0.

Quarters: 16-14, 38-36, 55-52, 69-66.

– Rappler.com