UAAP Season 73 Round 1
UP Fighting Maroons vs NU Bulldogs
NU wins 70-66
A strong first half by the UP Fighting Maroons gave them a 20 point lead at half time 41-21 ( and biggest lead at 22 in the 3rd), but the NU Bulldogs made a run in the 3rd quarter and eventually beat UP, 70-66. The turning point of the game was when Woody Co committed a foul against NU then after confronting the referee, Co was called for a technical foul which cut the lead of UP even further.
UP finishes the 1st round with 0 wins and 7 losses. It is really a sad day not only for the team but for the UP community. We know that the team is very demoralized right now, but there’s no way to go but UP in the second round and we hope that they can learn from their mistakes in the second round and be more competitive in the next 7 games.
Game Scores:
NU 70 – Hermosisima 13, Mbe 12, Baloran 9, Khobuntin 6, Ponferrada 6, Eriobu 4, Malanday 3, Ludovice 2, Javillonar 2, Magat 1, Ignacio 0, Singh 0.
UP 66 – Ma Reyes 15, Padilla 11, Silungan 9, Lopez 8, Sison 6, Juruena 6, Hipolito 4, Gomez 4, Mi Reyes 2, Co 1, Saret 0, Maniego 0.
Quarters: 10-13, 21-41, 52-55, 70-66.