The University of the Santo Tomas Growling Tigers went on to pull off an 86-72 beating of the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons at the Mall of Asia Arena. CJ Cansino fired a triple-double of 16 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals on a 5-of-6 (83%) shooting.
Renzo Subido also drained 13 points and dished out 6 assists for the Tigers, who won over the Maroons for the first time since September 17, 2016.

UST wrapped up its first round on a two-game winning streak, leapfrogging to a share of 5th place with UP at 3-4.

The Tigers already erected a whopping 25-point advantage, 52-27, midway through the 2nd quarter with their ultra-aggressive drives and wide-open threes over the scattered Maroons.

The Scores

UST 86 – Cansino 16, Subido 13, Zamora 12, Lee 11, Huang 9, Caunan 8, Bonleon 7, Agustin 5, Mahinay 2, Bataller 2, Marcos 1, Cosejo 0.

UP 72 – Akhuetie 18, Gomez de Liaño Ja 12, Dario 10, Gomez de Liaño Ju 9, Desiderio 6, Murrell 6, Vito 3, Lim 2, Spencer 2, Tungcab 2, Gozum 2, Manzo 0, Jaboneta 0.

Quarters: 31-16, 53-29, 76-46, 86-72.