MANILA, Philippines— Kevin Quiambao’s feelings have been at an all-time excessive in La Salle’s first lack of the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball match by the hands of College of the East.
Quimabao buckled down on the finish recreation, decided to forestall the Pink Warriors from blemishing Inexperienced Archers’ undefeated report.
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That, after all, didn’t occur as UE pulled off a stunner towards the defending champions, 75-71, to enhance to a 2-2 card and ship the Inexperienced Archers to No. 2 at 3-1.
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However these feelings that often gasoline Quiambao additionally acquired the higher of him.
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The reigning UAAP MVP, already with 9 factors, was known as for a foul with 4:41 to go within the third interval. Quiambao reacted by shouting on the officers questioning the decision, which acquired him a warning.
Quiambao was about to blow up additional, however coach Topex Robinson stepped in to relax his workforce’s star large man.
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“That simply makes Kevin human. Generally he’ll lose it however we now have a steadiness. After I’m uncontrolled, he’s the one who tries to pacify me,” stated Robinson.
“Now I’m on the opposite facet, I’m extra in command of my feelings so I reminded him, we nonetheless have a full quarter to play and we simply needed to transfer ahead.”
Regardless of La Salle’s slim loss, Quiambao ended up with 17 factors, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.
Quiambao did all of it, after which some, however missed two essential free throws with 15.8 seconds left earlier than John Abate’s two freebies sealed the win for UE.
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“I informed him, it’s what it’s,” stated Robinson.
“There’ll be a time when he’ll take large pictures and make some however that is the time when he misses it. What’s necessary for us is we’ll all the time attempt to defend one another. We’re all the time going to be a united entrance.”
Robinson and Quiambao’s tandem appears to be like to energy La Salle again to the win column on Wednesday after they face Far Jap College, which continues to be winless after 4 video games.