La Salle gives Pumaren winning start

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 10:13:29 +0000

By Jonas Terrado

Games Thursday

(Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig City)

1 p.m. – AMA vs APEX-San Sebastian

3 p.m. –  Builders-UST vs TIP

5 p.m. – FamilyMart vs SEAOIL-FEU

EcoOil-La Salle gave new coach Derrick Pumaren a welcome victory after fending off the comeback attempt of Wangs-Letran, 102-90, at the start of the PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup Monday at The Arena in San Juan.

The Green Archers were in control from start to finish, leading by a high of 19 points, before putting the stops on the Knights’ uprising led by last year’s NCAA Finals Most Valuable Player Fran Yu to open their campaign on a high note.

Holdovers Encho Serrano, Justine Baltazar, Aljun Melecio and Brandon Bates and new recruits Joshua David, Senegalese center Amadou Ndiaye produced key numbers to give Pumaren a win in his first competitive game since reassuming the role as La Salle coach.

Coach Derrick Pumaren back at Taft-based La Salle

“I’m glad we came out winning this ballgame, but we’re still far from the form that I want them to play,” said Pumaren, who was hired in early-January after a successful run at Centro Escolar University.

He cited the 35 fouls committed by his team, with Ndiaye and Tyrus Hill getting disqualified for six personals and Bates and David getting five and four.

Serrano had 19 points, eight rebounds and thr
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