Alarcon takes charge as Maroons pounce on poor free throw shooting by Tigers to stay at second

There was a point in the game where it didn’t feel like it was a University of the Philippines-University of Santo Tomas match anymore. It felt like Harold Alarcon vs the Tigers. The defending champions leaned on their graduating guard’s heroics to claw out a nerve-wracking 89-88 win over UST in the UAAP Season 88