Filoil Preseason Cup: La Salle gets act together to drub JRU, improve to 6-0

MANILA, Philippines—La Salle got scolding from coach Derick Pumaren at halftime before getting its act together to rout Jose Rizal University, 74-62, in the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup at San Juan Arena on Thursday.

After a neck-and-neck first half, Pumaren had to lose his temper during the break to get his boys back on track.

“I don’t think I motivated them, I think I just got really mad at them,” Pumaren said with a laugh.

“We shouldn’t be in any position to be lax. We should give all out effort in every game, you can’t just choose games where you want to turn it on.”

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