Rnd 2 basketball, game 2, August 15

Back to back wins for State U!

The Junior Maroons won against the UE Pages, 74-68. This comes as no surprise as UPIS showed it can take on UE in the first round.

The more exciting game was the one that followed; between the UP Fighting Maroons and the UE Red Warriors. UP led the game from the start, ending the first quarter with a four point lead, 21-17. UE, however, managed to tie the game at the end of the first half at 30.

Being the maroon-blooded fighters that they are, the UP cagers brought back the lead to the State U at the end of the third quarter, 50-40. It was smooth sailing after that. With Paolo Hubalde performing badly and KG Canaleta out of the game (Coach Dindo Pumaren did not put him back in the game after his very dismal performance in the first period), the Red Warriors did not have the chance to challenge the Fighting Maroons' lead.

The Fighting Maroons ended the game at 56-57.