USPF’s Sameen Swint tries to get past the UC defense in a Cesafi collegiate game on Tuesday, September 10, 2019. CDN Digital photo | Gerard Vincent Francisco
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) Panthers pulled off an upset, defeating the University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters, 78-72, in the collegiate game of the 19th Cesafi basketball tournament on Tuesday night, September 10, 2019, at the Cebu Coliseum.
Foreign student-athlete Sameen Swint of the USA exploded with 30 points to lead the Panthers to their first win in the tournament.
Watch his interview after the game here:
Neon Chavez chipped in 19 points.
UC import Tosh Sesay topscored for the Webmasters with 19 points while Shane Menina added 15 points.
UC, last year’s fourth placer, now has lost two games in a row while USPF improved to 1-1. /bmjo