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    Maestre, Suerte run riot as UV Lancers rip SWU for third Cesafi win in row

    Maestre, Suerte run riot as UV Lancers rip SWU for third Cesafi win in row
    Sep 15, 2018
    PHOTO: Ron Tolin

    AFTER opening the season with two straight losses, the University of the Visayas Green Lancers nabbed their third win in a row with a 68-49 drubbing of the Southwestern University-Phinma Cobras in the 2018 Cesafi men’s basketball tournament at the Cebu Coliseum.

    The win gave the two-time defending champions some momentum heading to their marquee match-up against the undefeated University of Cebu Webmasters on Saturday afternoon.

    UV head coach Gary Cortes shared after the game that the two losses to start the season served as a wake-up call for the Green Lancers.

    “It’s good that they’ve woken up after those two losses. They needed to see the reality of the situation,” shared Cortes.

    UV led by as much as 21 points, 42-21, but SWU-Phinma pulled to within eight, 41-49, after a short jumper by Dominic de Lara.

    But the Green Lancers had too much firepower as Michael Maestre canned a transition lay-in and Rey Suerte completed an and-one to put the game out of reach, 63-48, with 2:07 remaining.

    Maestre led the Green Lancers with 18 points, six rebounds and two blocks while Suerte flirted with a triple-double with 12 points, eight boards and eight assists. Liberian forward Bassieru Sackor had just five points but dominated the glass with 17 rebounds.

    SWU-Phinma, which got 13 points and nine rebounds from Red Cachuela, 11 points, 14 boards and five assists from former Adamson guard William Polican and 10 markers from Reeve Ugsang, fell to 1-4.

    The Cobras’ top gun, Shaquille Imperial, was held to just one attempt from the field and finished without a single point in just 11 minutes of court time.

    The scores:

    UV (68) Maestre 18, Suerte 12, Delator 10, Claridad 9, Villaceran 6, Sackor 5, Cabahug 4, Maglasang 2, Saga 2

    SWU-Phinma (49) Cachuela 13, Polican 11, Ugsang 10, de Lara 7, Fernandez 4, Alforque 3, Bilao 1

    Quarterscores: 21-14, 44-27, 53-42, 68-49

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