UAAP men’s basketball: Desiderio explodes for 28 points as UP blows out UE

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By Vivem Soriano
Eagle News Service

UP Fighting Maroons Team Captain Paul Desiderio exploded for 28 points to lead the Diliman-based Fighting Maroons to an 84-71 win against the UE Red Warriors.

UP overcame a bad start, going down by as much as 14 points against UE during the 1st quarter.

Down 38-42 after the halftime break, UP then blitzed UE with 26-7 3rd quarter to break the game wide open.

UP goes to 2-1 in the standings while UE is still winless at 0-3.