6-foot-8 Fil-Am big man Sean Alter, just four days fresh off arriving from the US, helps tow undermanned UP to the 2023 FilOil Preseason Cup quarterfinals.
MANILA, Philippines – The shorthanded UP Fighting Maroons gutted a 67-61 win over the feisty St. Clare Saints as the 2023 FilOil Preseason Cup continued in San Juan on Tuesday, June 6.
Alter, who just arrived to the Philippines four days ago, was immediately thrust to heavy action for the 6-2 Maroons, who fought on to clinch a quarterfinals berth without the likes of Malick Diouf, CJ Cansino, and Francis Lopez. Megan Galang paced St. Clare’s descent to a 4-4 record with 14 points as anchor Babacar Ndong tallied 8 points and 13 boards.
Joshua Guiab sparked the bench mob with a game-high 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting to go with 9 rebounds and 3 assists as JRU rose to a 3-4 slate. Mapua, on the other hand, sunk to 5-4.College veterans Adrian Nocum and Clint Escamis led the losing effort with 19 and 18 points, respectively.
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