UAAP: Dominant NU steamrolls UST, keeps Final 4 hopes alive
Reyland Torres finished with 18 points on the 4-of-7 field-goal shooting and 4 rebounds. Mike Malonzo added 11 markers and 10 boards.
The Bulldogs led by as many as 27 points, especially after a 9-1 scoring barrage at the onset of the fourth quarter.
UST still fought back and unleashed a 19-2 run that cut the deficit to 55-65, 3:31 remaining.
But that was the closest the Growling Tigers could get as the Bulldogs went on to pick up their 5th win in 12 games.
Nic Cabañero scored 13 points to go with 15 rebounds for UST while Joshua Fontanilla finished with 12 points.
With the loss, the Growling Tigers have been eliminated from the semifinal race.
Box Scores:
NU 73 — Torres 18, Felicilda 12, Malonzo 11, Enriquez 9, Clemente 9, Joson 6, Gaye 4, Figueroa 2, Minerva 2, Yu 0, Ildefonso 0, Mahinay 0, Galinato 0, Manansala 0, Tibayan 0, Flores 0.
UST 60 — Cabanero 13, Fontanilla 12, Manalang 11, Ando 7, Canoy 7, Concepcion 4, Santos 3, Manaytay 3, Pangilinan 0, Gesalem 0, Herrera 0,
Garing 0.
Quarterscores: 17-12, 36-24, 54-35, 73-60.
