UAAP clincher by numbers

Here’s a wrap-up of Game Three of the UAAP men’s basketball finals between UP and La Salle by the numbers.

25,248 – record attendance at the Smart Araneta Coliseum for UAAP basketball last Sunday, breaking the mark of 25,192 set in Game Three of the Finals between the same teams last season.

16 – missed La Salle free throws compared to three UP flubs. The Fighting Maroons’ winning margin was four, 66-62.

10 – more UP field goal attempts than La Salle, 66-56. The Archers shot .393 from the floor and UP, .364 but the Maroons had the edge in volume.

10 – more UP points in the paint, 36-26.

10 – more UP fastbreak points, 17-7.

3 – players who finished with double-doubles (Michael Phillips 16 points 12 rebounds, Quentin Millora-Brown 14 points 10 rebounds, Francis Lopez 12 points 11 rebounds).

5 – more UP second chance points, 12-7 with four more offensive rebounds, 17-13.

0 – assist by Kevin Quiambao, the only game in five contests against UP where he failed to notch a single dime this season.

5 – UP players who rotated to defend Quiambao (Reyland Torres, Aldous Torculas, Harold Alarcon, Lopez, Jacob Bayla).

8 – more La Salle perimeter points, 24-16.

1 – player who fouled out, Phillips.

11 – more La Salle free throws taken, 28-17 but UP had more connections, 14-12.

4 – less UP turnovers, 19-23 but La Salle scored more turnover points, 19-15.

7 – more UP rebounds, 43-36.

4 – La Salle players who won’t be back next season (Quiambao, Josh David, Lian Ramiro, Isaiah Phillips).

2 – UP players who won’t be back next season (JD Cagulangan, Brown).

14 – biggest UP lead, 54-40, in the third quarter.

6 – biggest La Salle lead, 16-10, in the first quarter.

5 – players who failed to score (Vhroris Marasigan, Raven Gonzales, Janjan Felicilda, Bayla, Torculas).

14 – highest plus efficiency by Cagulangan for UP.

15 – highest plus efficiency by David for La Salle.

13 – more La Salle bench points, 25-12, with Quiambao coming off the pines to score 13.

17 – more UP starters points, 54-37, with Brown, Lopez and Cagulangan registering double figures.