La Salle defeats UP, secures top seed finish

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La Salle defeats UP, secures top seed finish  The defending champs De La Salle Green Archers defeated the UP Fighting Maroons, 77-66, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on November 10, 2024 to secure a top seed finish in the UAAP Season 87 elimination round.  With one game left on its schedule, La Salle clinched the top spot with a 12-1 slate and also stretched its winning run to nine games.  UP dropped to 9-3 but was still assured of a top two finish and a Final Four twice-to-beat bonus like La Salle.  VIDEO BY NIEL MASOY  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #tmtnews  #uaap  #philippines

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00:00Well, again, it's about everybody, it's about being, you know, the guys who really compete against the, again, like we always say, you know, we're one of the best teams in Tagus, so we just try our best to really be up far and try to really compete against them, you know, very close to these guys who really compete and not give up on that second half.

00:26Thank you. Kevin Tempah, we have 15 points, 5 points, 3 assists, 1 steal, so you bounced back from your performance last time around. So what did you do to recover from your performance against FD?

00:42Well, first of all, it was legal.

00:49You know, in this game, we have different mindsets. Like, I can't move towards my performance in the last game, but my teammates are there, the management, the coaching staff, they always tell me that I can do it, I'm one of the leaders.

01:11So, those are the kinds of mindset that I'm trying to acquire in this game. There are a lot of things in this game, but I'm just going with the flow, I'm not thinking of giving up on my performance in this game.

01:23We have 14 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 assist, plus 3 rebounds. Of the best, so what can you say about your performance today? And how important to be the number one team in the elevation?

01:40I think one of my best moments in the game was when I was with Jerry, one of my friends, he's in my Christian group at TAP, he told me that UB players have their own Bible studies group, and they're really courageous in their faith, so that was one thing that, you know, of course, we always compete, us and UB, that's a good rivalry, but I had to talk to him, and he said, hey, let's just really try to glorify God as best as we can.

02:07And, you know, it's still competing, but at the end of the day, we're doing this for the one who woke us up today, and I was talking to Adolf, to Dudo, and Torres, Lopez, they really, I mean, that's something I would not be able to speak of as well.

02:22So, it just made this rivalry that much sweeter for me, knowing that we can really go so hard at each other, but we're still playing for one purpose.

02:29So, I know it's going to be a really tough, you know, next couple games, but that was something that really gave me a lot of uplifting this game.

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