During
their first match, the NU Bulldogs who are considered as the top contenders of
the season beat UST Growling Tigers. NU Coach Eric Altamirano chose UST as
their team’s top contender.
The
Tigers and the Bulldogs exchanged turns in the basket in the first quarter. However,
NU made a 12-0 run to close the quarter at 22-15.
At the start of the second period of
the game, UST made 3 consecutive triples and a layup to counter the 12-0 run by
NU. Troy Rosario of NU triggered an 11-0 run. Teng stopped the run with score
from transition.
Late in
the second quarter, King Tiger Jeric Teng was hit by NU’s Jeff Javillonar. Teng
suffered shoulder pain as he fell badly with Javillonar’s hit from the back.
From then, Teng sat down for the rest of the game.
Without
Teng, the Espana-based squad had a hard time scoring as Parks showed his might
with 20 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts, and 2 stls. NU big man Emmanuel Mbe made a
double-double with 17 pts and 11 rebs.
Teng left
the game after playing 17 minutes and scoring only 7 pts. Kevin Ferrer, Tigers’
key defender for Parks, also made 20 pts. Ed Daqioag provided 13 pts.
NU took the advantage of Teng’s
absence. Mbe and Parks dominated the third quarter as they scored all but two
of the 17 points made by NU.
It wasn’t an easy 4th
quarter for NU as the Tigers almost made a comeback and reduced the lead from 10
to 5. The yellow-clad team managed to put NU in penalty but the Tigers had a
difficult time at the free throw line. Out of 24 chances at the free throw
line, UST completed 15. Daqioag and Ferrer shot 2 of 5 free throws to reduce
the lead to 4. Rosario went to the line to complete his free throws making it
70-64 with 6 seconds left in the game. Ferrer shot a long jumper with only 2
seconds left. Rono was fouled and split his free throws. The game ended with NU
winning 71-67.
Quarterscores: 22-15, 37-31, 54-44, 71-67
Final: NU 71 - UST 67
Source: GMA Network Live Scoring, Spin.ph, Yahoo! PH Sports
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