MANILA, Philippines -- The University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers mauled the University of the East Red Warriors, 97-70, at the Araneta Coliseum Wednesday to strengthen their UAAP Season 89 men's basketball Final Four bid.
UST pulled away from a 12-9 lead with a 23-10 run to end the first canto with a 35-19 advantage and never looked back.
The Growling Tigers continued their onslaught of the Red Warriors and led by as many as 31 points, 91-60, following a 3-point play completion by Andrew Chio with 5:35 left.
Peter Osang, who replaced Collins Akowe and played as UST's foreign student athlete at least for this game, led the way with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and five blocks.
Taking their second straight win, the Growling Tigers improved to 6-6 for fifth place.
The Red Warriors dropped to 1-11.
