Furious starts were enough for the UE Red Warriors to enact some payback against the FEU Tamaraws in their second round meeting, 87-72. UE led from start to finish but the Tams made their best run when they closed the gap to 4 points by the end of the second quarter.

UE made another run at the start of the third quarter with the Tams’ struggling to make shots and defense not in sync. Red Warrior Pari Llagas posted a career high of 24 points while Elmer Espiritu was a defensive and offensive power chipping in 20 points and five blocks. Paul Lee made watchers temporarily forget his disappointing performance so far this season after finishing with 18 points including back-to-back threes to douse a Tamaraw rally

Pipo Noundou was the lone bright spot for FEU, finishing with a team-high 14 points. FEU shot a dissapointing 33.8% from the field. The Tams have a chance to rebound when they face Adamson on Thursday 2pm at the San Juan Arena with them still needing a victory to formalize their place in the Final Four.

Box

UE 87 – Llagas 24, Espiritu 20, Lee 18, Zamar 9, Lingganay 6, Acuna 4, Acibar 4, Reyes 2, Tagarda 0, Sumido 0, Flores 0, Duran 0, Alabanza 0.

FEU 72 – Noundou 14, Cervantes 11, Barroca 10, Ramos 9, Garcia 8, Cawaling 7, Sanga 5, Vinluan 2, Tanuan 2, Eguilos 2, Caluag 2, Manalo 0, Knuttel 0, Exciminiano 0.

Quarters: 22-10, 45-41, 70-55, 87-72

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August 23rd, 2009 by ian.evasco Born in the old FEU Hospital Son of two FEU graduates Former EIC of The FEU Advocate ABMC Batch 2002 FEU-IAS Naks...Tamaraw na Tamaraw Talaga