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Suerte's 3-pointer lifts UE against La Salle

By Nikki Collantes

PASAY CITY - The UE Red Warriors got lucky after a Rey Suerte three-point shot gave them their first win in UAAP Season 82 against the DLSU Green Archers, 89-88, Saturday afternoon at the Mall of Asia Arena.

The transferee from Cebu led the Red Warriors with his career-high 31 points, seven rebounds and three assists while Neil Tolentino also got his breakout game with 19 points and three boards.

Justine Baltazar led the Green Archers with 21 points and 17 boards while Captain Andrei Caracut and Aljun Melecio chipped in 16 and 21 points respectively.

BOX SCORES:
UE 89 - Suerte 31, Tolentino 19, Cruz 13, Pagsanjan 8, Apacible 6, Conner 4, Mendoza 4, Natividad 4, Abanto 0, Camacho 0, Diakhite 0, Sawat 0
LA SALLE 88 - Baltazar 21, Melecio 21, Caracut 16, Serrano 14, Pado 9, Lojera 3, Bartlett 2, Manuel 2, Bates 0, Hill 0
QUARTER SCORES: 28-24, 48-37, 70-63, 89-88
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