UAAP Season 88: Men’s basketball recap, standings, and league leaders

Men’s basketball action continues in UAAP Season 88, with National University inching closer to securing a twice-to-beat advantage and the University of Santo Tomas snapping its four-game losing skid.

Here’s a recap of the games held on November 12:

NU 70-64 FEU

Top scorers:

• NU: Jake Figueroa 17, PJ Palacielo 10
• FEU: Janrey Pasaol 15, Kirby Mongcopa 10

UST 109-97 UE

Top scorers:

• UST: Nic Cabañero 19, Collins Akowe 16, Gelo Crisostomo 14, Forthsky Padrigao 11, Amiel Acido 10
• UE: Wello Lingolingo: 18, Dylan Despi 17, Precious Momowei 17, Jhon Jimenez 15, Tope Lagat 13

Standings as of November 12:

*NU 10-2
UP 8-3
DLSU 6-4
UST 6-5
Ateneo 5-5
Adamson 5-6
FEU 4-7
UE 0-12

*Final Four

MVP Race

Here are the statistical points as of November 12. 

Note: The Most Valuable Player award will be given to a local player, while the top foreign student-athlete will get the Best Foreign Student-Athlete award:

1. Collins Akowe (UST): 83.0 SPs
Averages: 17.73 ppg, 15.18 rpg, 1.27 apg, 1.64 bpg

2. Jake Figueroa (NU): 82.0 SPs
Averages: 14.38 ppg, 7.67 rpg, 4.17 apg, 2.25 spg, 1.08 bpg

3. Mike Phillips (La Salle): 81.3 SPs
Averages: 12.4 ppg, 14.5 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.5 spg

4. Janrey Pasaol (FEU): 80.273 SPs
Averages: 15.82 ppg, 4.64 rpg, 7.36 apg, 1.91 spg

5. Mo Konateh (FEU): 75.455 SPs
Averages: 13.82 ppg, 13.91 rpg, 2.09 apg, 1.27 spg, 2.36 bpg

—JKC, GMA Integrated News