UE’s Rey Remogat throughout a sport in opposition to FEU within the UAAP Season 86 males’s basketball match.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines — College of the East eked out an 87-86 extra time victory over a gritty Far Jap College facet to maintain its Last 4 hopes alive within the UAAP Season 86 males’s basketball match on Sunday at Mall of Asia Enviornment.
Noy Remogat tallied one other season-high in scoring with 34 factors, highlighted by six triples, that went with eight assists, six rebounds, and three steals however Jack Cruz-Dumont supplied the clutch baskets in further regulation to raise the Pink Warriors to joint fifth place with Ateneo at 4-6.
Dumont scored 5 of his 9 factors in extra time together with an important help to Abdul Sawat to spark a 10-0 run and draw back with an 87-77 lead with 45.3 seconds left.
Nevertheless, Jorick Bautista scored three straight triples to chop it down to at least one with 1.5 ticks left however UE efficiently inbounded the ball as time ran out and the Pink Warriors received away with a win to comb FEU within the elimination spherical.
“I simply wanna assist the workforce in any means I can. I’m a rookie within the UAAP however I’ve faculty expertise again house however with Wilson out, I do know that I’m gonna should step up and play some level guard. I simply went on the market to do no matter I can do to get the win,” stated Filipino-Canadian Dumont, who had 4 rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and a steal.
“I feel our workforce is gonna use this as a turning level. We’ve had plenty of shut video games this 12 months… This sport we proved that we are able to recover from the hump and get that win, so it was workforce win, everybody stepped up, and we’re gonna use this to construct momentum for the subsequent sport,” he added.
Rey Remogat.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
Remogat reset his season-high in scoring surpassing his 27-point explosion in opposition to Adamson on October 15 and have become the primary Pink Warrior to tally greater than 30 factors since Alvin Pasaol in 2018.
“I’m grateful to the Lord. We’re so blessed as a result of we have been in a position to do what our coaches wished us to do. We’re glad that we’re nonetheless alive and might nonetheless contend for the Last 4. Our two straight wins will assist us win our subsequent video games,” stated Remogat, an FEU highschool product.
Sawat additionally stepped up with 20 factors, six rebounds, and 5 assists for UE. Ryzel Gilbuena and Wello Lingolingo had seven and 6 factors, respectively. Valuable Momowei solely scored 5 factors however he had 15 rebounds and two blocks.
UE coach Jack Santiago lauded his wards for working collectively after dropping Devin Fikes as a consequence of an ACL harm and Gerard Wilson, who’s already again within the US after a season-ending harm.
“I gave credit score to my gamers off the bench, particularly Ryzel Gilbuena, and Allen Maglupay who performed very properly in protection. However after all, Noy received his career-high 34 factors after which Jack stepped up in extra time. He had essential baskets there and an important help. That dictated the sport,” stated Santiago as they face prime seed College of the Philippines on Wednesday at Good Araneta Coliseum.
Remogat scored 5 straight factors to present UE a 72-69 lead within the fourth with 1:33 remaining. Torres nailed the game-tying three, 72-all, however his potential go-ahead basket was blocked by Dumont and failed to aim a shot within the remaining seconds that led to extra time, the place Dumont emerged as a hero.
FEU dropped to 3-7 in seventh place regardless of Bautista’s 21 factors from 5 three-pointers. L-Jay Gonzales had 18 factors and 10 rebounds. Torres had 12 factors, whereas Pat Sleat and returning Cholo Añonuevo added 11 and 10 markers, respectively.
The scores:
UE (87) – Remogat 34, Sawat 20, Cruz-Dumont 9, Gilbuena 7, Lingolingo 6, Momowei 5, Tulabut 2, Maglupay 2, Langit 2, Cabero 0, Galang 0.
FEU (86) – Bautista 21, Gonzales 18, Torres 12, Sleat 11, Añonuevo 10, Faty 8, Tempra 4, Ona 2, Bagunu 0, Montemayor 0, Felipe 0.
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Quarterscores: 18-14, 32-36, 54-56, 72-72, 87-86