00:00The University of the Philippines will not be able to complete the first round sweep
00:04in the first UWAP Season 87.
00:07That is after they faced their fierce rival.
00:11That is the story of Rafael Banerjel.
00:15A rematch between the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons
00:19and De La Salle University Green Archers
00:22was the ending of the first round of UWAP Season 87.
00:27In the battle between the two powerhouse teams,
00:29the defending champions were not allowed
00:31to let their first defeat in the UP this season.
00:36The final score was 68-56 for the Green Archers.
00:41The winner for De La Salle was none other than
00:44the reigning most valuable player of the league, Kevin Quimbao.
00:48The King Archer scored double-double 20 points and 10 rebounds.
00:54Coming into this second round, we are focused on our next game.
00:57This victory was given by the Lord.
00:59This is the end.
01:00I will just enjoy the rest of the night.
01:02Tomorrow will be a new day.
01:05Assistant Coach Gia Nazario admitted
01:07that they expected this matchup to be difficult,
01:10especially since the UP was really hot the whole season.
01:14We were just very happy on how things turned out.
01:17We know it's going to be a grind-out game.
01:19We know that it will be a game of runs.
01:22And we were able to weather the storm.
01:26The action for the second round of the UWP Season 87
01:30will resume on Saturday, October 12.
01:34Rafael Bondarel for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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