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Derige fires career-high 26 as Warriors slay Tigers

Alder Almo - Philstar.com

MANILA, Philippines – Clark Derige exploded for a career-high 26 points as the UE Red Warriors brought down a giant in the UST Growling Tigers, 91-77, on Wednesday and fanned their Final Four hopes in the UAAP Season 78 men’s basketball.

Derige scored nine in a decisive run in the fourth quarter where the Tigers trimmed a 12-point deficit into just a single basket.  After Kevin Ferrer hit a trey that pulled the Tigers within two, 71-73, with 2:50 left, Derige answered with five straight points including a tough shot against Karim Abdul to give the Warriors enough cushion for the victory.

Derige shot 10-of-18 from the floor to eclipse his previous high of 12 points he scored against Adamson in the first round. 

The Warriors improved to 4-7 win-loss mark, just half a game behind defending the National University Bulldogs (5-7), and a full game behind the De La Salle University Green Archers (5-6) in a tight race for one of the bottom spots in the Final Four. 

The Tigers dropped their second in their last three games to slide to 9-3 despite drawing Karim Abdul’s best game of the season.  Abdul’s 25-point and 15-rebound effort went for naught as the Warriors’ frenetic full court pressure limited Ferrer and Ed Daquioag to just a combined 21 points on 7-of-26 shooting.

Chris Javier backstopped Derige with 13 points on 6-of-8 clip while collecting six boards, three assists and four shot blocks in an all-around game from the Warriors’ team captain.

     

AFTER KEVIN FERRER

CHRIS JAVIER

CLARK DERIGE

DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY GREEN ARCHERS

DERIGE

FERRER AND ED DAQUIOAG

FINAL FOUR

GROWLING TIGERS

KARIM ABDUL

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS

NBSP

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