UE climbs from behind to beat La Salle

The University of the East (UE) Red Warriors climbed from behind to defeat the De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Archers, 85-83, on Saturday's Season 76 UAAP men's basketball at the Mall of Asia Arena.

The game was close in the first two quarters, with La Salle maintaining a slim 4-point lead, 43-39, heading into halftime.

La Salle threatened to pull away at the start of the fourth by extending its lead to 10, 68-58, with 8 minutes to go in the ballgame.

But turnovers and cold shooting from the Green Archers allowed UE to trim the lead.

Five straight points by Roi Sumang tied the game at 73 with over 3 minutes left in the game.

The Green Archers then took a 4-point lead with over a minute left, 81-77, but another 5-0 run capped off by a three-pointer by Ralf Olivarez shifted the lead back to the Red Warriors.

With the Red Warriors holding on to a 3-point lead, La Salle’s Luigi dela Paz hit a long two-pointer with only 17 seconds left.

Olivarez was then fouled and split his charities to give UE an 85-83 lead.

The Green Archers had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer but Thomas Torres missed a floater in the lane.

Sumang led the Red Warriors with 21 points. Charles Mammie and Olivarez chipped in with 19 points and 8 points, respectively.

Almond Vosotros scored a career-high 26 points in a losing effort.

La Salle suffered its second straight loss despite having a double digit advantage in the final quarter.

In its last game against the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws, La Salle had a 13-point advantage before squandering it and eventually lose in overtime.

La Salle fell to its third loss in five games while UE improved its record to 3-3.

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UE nails first win on Sumang's heroics

MANILA, Philippines – Roi Sumang completed a brilliant four-point play to help the University of the East turn back the fancied National University, 71-67, on Saturday’s 76th UAAP men’s basketball tournament.

With the scored tied at 67-all, Sumang nailed a three-pointer to break the deadlock. In the process, he was able to fish a foul off Bobby Ray Parks Jr. to close the game with a rare four-point play.

His heroics led the Red Warriors to their first UAAP win since their 2013 Filoil Flying-V Pre-Season title victory.

The loss was a heart-breaker for the Bulldogs, the defending champions in that pre-season tournament.

NU was leading by one, 63-62, when Sumang struck with his first basket to make it 64-63 for UE over three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.

After another Sumang basket, Parks and Emmanuel Mbe tied the game 67-all, with over a minute remaining.

However, Sumang pulled off the unexpected, clocking in a triple while drawing a foul from Parks. He iced the game at the stripe, for the Warriors’ first win in two games.

He finished the game with 22 points, while Parks had a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds for NU.

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