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MANILA, Philippines — De La Salle University turned back determined University of Santo Tomas, 69-64, to sweep the second round of the 76th UAAP men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, September 14 at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The Green Archers leaned on their vaunted frontcourt trio of Jeron Teng, Arnold van Opstal and Norbert Torres to take control of the game in the second quarter to post their 7th straight win and finish the double round-robin eliminations with a 10-4 record.
The Taft-based squad finished in a triple tie for the top spot with National University and Far Eastern University, but the Bulldogs emerged on top with a higher quotient.
La Salle and the Tamaraws, meanwhile, will face off for the second seed that comes with a twice-to-beat advantage.
Teng led the Archers with 19 points and 11 rebounds while Norbert Torres added 14 points and 13 boards.
The Growling Tigers mounted a comeback in the final period, but could not get closer than 3 points as they fell to 7-6, in a tie with Ateneo de Manila University.
UST battles the Blue Eagles on Wednesday, September 18 for the last Final 4 spot.
Karim Abdul and Aljon Mariano scored 18 and 16 points, respectively, but the Tigers still saw its 3-game winning streak snapped. – Rappler.com
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