The De La Salle Green Archers remained unbeaten in UAAP Season 79 with a 78-72 win over the UP Fighting Maroons on Saturday (October 15) at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.
Jeron Teng returned after missing two games and scored a game-high 21 points to go with 5 rebounds. Ben Mbala added 17 points and 20 big rebounds for La Salle, which improved to a 9-0 win-loss slate.
Paul Desiderio had 16 points and eight rebounds, while Jett Manuel added 13 the Fighting Maroons.
#UAAPSeason79 | FINAL: DLSU remains spotless, breaks UP's win streak, 78-72. pic.twitter.com/SXjD6DbAf0
— ABS-CBN Sports (@abscbnsports) October 15, 2016
The Scores:
DLSU 78 - Teng 21, Mbala 17, Torres 13, Melecio 9, Ri Rivero 9, Pr Rivero 4, Montalbo 3, Caracut 2, Tratter 0, Perkins 0, Baltazar 0, Go 0
UP 72 - Desiderio 16, Manuel 13, Gomez de Liaño 11, Lim 8, Moralde 7, Harris 4, Prado 4, Lao 4, Espanola 3, Dario 2, Webb 0, Romero 0, Vito 0, Jaboneta 0
Quarter Scores: 25-14, 41-34, 55-48, 78-72 | Games Stats (shared by Pong Ducanes on Twitter)
[Team Standings: UAAP Men's & Women's Seniors Basketball]
DLSU vs UP | Game Highlights | UAAP 79 | October 15, 2016
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