UNIVERSITY of the East weathered a late rally from Perpetual to score a 79-74 win in the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup on Thursday in San Juan.
Kyle Paranada buried three treys in the final five minutes of the game to cap off his 10-point fourth quarter outburst and help the Red Warriors fend off the Altas.
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He finished with 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting from deep, and also had three rebounds, three assists, and two steals as UE finished its elimination schedule with an even record, 4-4 in Group A.
"My confidence is getting better. i’m just doing more work this year, shooting, everything," said Paranada. "We were slacking on offense and coach Jamike [Jarin] tasked me to be the offensive guy and that’s what we did."
CJ Payawal added 10 points from a pair of triples, while Not Remogat and Onzo Lorenzana had nine in the victory.
The Red Warriors, though, had to escape a late outburst from the Altas after it took a 65-62 lead with 5:30 remaining courtesy of a sizzling 12-0 run to open the payoff period.
Jef Egan had 14 points for the Altas, who slipped to 2-4. With reports from Sofia Rodelas
The scores:
UE 79 - K. Paranada 23, Payawal 10, Remogat 9, Lorenzana 9, Salgado 8, Abatayo 7, Sawat 4, Guevarra 4, Antiporda 3, Pagsanjan 2, Beltran 0, N. Paranada 0, Cruz 0.
Perpetual 74 - Egan 14, Ferreras 13, Barcuma 11, Boral 10, Nitura 9, Martel 5, Abis 4, Aurin 2, Cuevas 2, Flores 2, Nunez 2, Omega 0.
Quarterscores: 22-15; 40-35; 62-53; 79-74.
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