UP Fighting Maroons complete elims sweep of UST Growling Tigers

Updated Sun, October 13, 2024 at 11:02 PM Published Sun, October 13, 2024 at 9:07 PM

The University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons secured a comeback victory against the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers, 83-73, in the UAAP Season 87 men's basketball tournament.

Francis Lopez led UP with 20 points on nearly perfect shooting, while Terrence Fortea, Quentin Millora-Brown, JD Cagulangan, Mark Belmonte, and Reyland Torres contributed to a decisive fourth-quarter run.

UP outscored UST 24-11 in the fourth quarter, using a decisive 16-2 run to overcome a deficit and secure the win.

The win improved UP's record to 7-1, completing an eliminations sweep of UST and rebounding from a previous loss to De La Salle University.

Coach Goldwin Monteverde's Fighting Maroons are now 8-0 all-time against the UST Growling Tigers since he took over in 2022.

UP's win improved its record to 7-1, matching De La Salle University at the top of the standings.

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