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Pre, Payosing lead UP to third straight win in UCAL

Published Oct 17, 2025 01:45 pm

At A Glance

  • Veejay Pre, James Payosing and Elliot Dimaculangan combined for 46 points and University of the Philippines rolled to its third win with an 89-70 drubbing of Centro Escolar University in the PG Flex Invitational Tournament 2025 Quintana Cup on Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Paco Arena.
Veejay Pre, right, stars for UP. (UCAL)
Veejay Pre, right, stars for UP. (UCAL)
Games Monday
(Paco Arena)
4 p.m. – Olivarez vs MCU
5:45 p.m. – Diliman vs SSC-R
7:30 p,m. – Gardner vs CEU
Veejay Pre, James Payosing and Elliot Dimaculangan combined for 46 points and University of the Philippines rolled to its third win with an 89-70 drubbing of Centro Escolar University in the PG Flex Invitational Tournament 2025 Quintana Cup on Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Paco Arena.
A transferee from San Beda, Payosing waxed hot from afar while Pre and Dimaculangan barreled their way inside the shaded lane in the middle quarters to rip the game wide apart, taking a commanding 63-46 lead going into the payoff period.
Displaying the form that earned for himself the Finals MVP when the Red Lions won the NCAA crown two years ago, Payosing delivered 17 points in less than 22 minutes of play while Dimaculangan had 15 points, 9 boards and 2 assists.
But it was Pre who took the Best Player of the game citation after producing 14 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists as the Maroons improved their record to 3-1 in the 9-team preseason tournament.
Letran, likewise, hiked its record to 3-1 with 74-69 win over erstwhile unbeaten Manila Central University – thanks to the 21-point performance of Denzil Sison-Walker.
In the other game of the event backed by Smart Sports, Crane, Topflite, Hapee Toothpaste, Gerry’s Grill, Spalding, Mighty Bond and Best Options, Immaculada Concepcion College finally barged into the win column after three failed tries with a 73-67 win over Gardner College.
Joshua Bulante, coming off a 23-point effort in the team’s 71-83 loss to UCAL champion Olivarez College, led the team’s well-balanced attack with 16 points spiked by two triples.
With MCU’s defeat, the Olivarez Sea Lions remain the only undefeated squad with a 3-0 card.
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