At A Glance
- De La Salle University got back on the winning track after surviving Far Eastern University, 74-72, in the UAAP Season 88 men's basketball tournament at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila Wednesday, Oct. 1.
Doy Dungo steps up and stars for La Salle. (UAAP Media)
De La Salle University got back on the winning track after surviving Far Eastern University, 74-72, in the UAAP Season 88 men's basketball tournament at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila Wednesday, Oct. 1.
The Green Archers shrugged off a late scare after they lost possession of an 11-point lead, 66-55, in the fourth quarter, with Mason Amos and Doy Dungo sinking their respective jumpers to help the Taft-based squad improve to a 2-1 slate.
FEU, despite the efforts of Janrey Pasaol and Jorick Bautista, fell short again and absorbed its third loss in as many games,
After Kean Baclaan suffered a sprained ankle that sidelined him against FEU, Dungo stepped up and paced La Salle with 17 points, while Amos, Jacob Cortez, and EJ Gollena backstopped him with 14 points each.
“Nag step-up lang ako kasi kailangan mag step-up ng team kasi kulang kami sa mga players [and] naging composed lang ako and naging ready lang,” said Dungo.
“Of course coming off a loss you really want to win and we had a part in the game where we’re playing really, really well but in the UAAP you cannot say that you’re gonna have an easy win,” added La Salle deputy coach Caloy Garcia. "FEU came back in the fourth and we just have to figure out our struggles in the fourth quarter."
Those contributions were vital for the Archers after their skipper Mike Phillips struggled offensively with six points, but shone on the other departments with 13 rebounds, nine assists, and one block.
Pasaol uncorked 25 points along with five rebounds, four assists, three steals and one block, while Mo Konateh and Kirby Mongcopa conspired for 27 points. Bautista, for his part, had 10.
The scores:
DLSU (74) – Dungo 17, Amos 14, Cortez 14, Gollena 14, Phillips 6, Marasigan 5, Pablo 2, Abadam 2, Daep 0, Melecio 0.
FEU (72) – Pasaol 25, Konateh 14, Mongcopa 13, Bautista 10, Owens 6, Daa 2, Ona 2, Bagunu 0, Montemayor 0, Salangsang 0, Amos 0.
Quarterscores: 21-14, 37-30, 64-51, 74-72