Ricofer Sordilla and Maverick Eligoyo combined for 64 points during an explosive performance that powered the University of the Cebu (UC) Webmasters to a stunning 89-85 upset of the University of the East (UE) Red Warriors in the Cebu City Collegiate Invitational Basketball Tournament 2026 on Thursday night, August 6, at the Cebu City Sports Institute in Barangay Sawang Calero.
Sordilla exploded for 35 points laced with four rebounds, six assists, and a steal while Eligoyo fired 29 points on top of six boards, one assist, one steal, and two blocks to help the Webmasters get off to a flying start in the six-day cage wars that offers P130,000 to the champion.
The Webmasters of coach Kernn Sesante actually trailed by 13 points, 14-27, after the first period but flipped the script against the visiting UAAP squad with a scintillating second-half show.
Still down 41-50 at halftime, the Webmasters dropped 27 points in the third quarter while limiting the Red Warriors to only 13 to seize command of the match, 68-63, going into the last 10 minutes.
The Webmasters padded their lead to seven, 70-63, early in the final stretch and then hung tough when the game was on the line to eke out the win.
The Webmasters shoot for a second straight victory as they take on the Jose Rizal University (JRU) Heavy Bombers at 4 p.m. today (Saturday, August 8).
The Heavy Bombers opened their campaign with a 78-65 thrashing of the Benedicto College (BC) Cheetahs.
Cebuano guard Lawrence Mangubat paced JRU with 19 points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal.
Christopher Hubilla added 16 points, four rebounds, three assists and one steal while Allan Laurenaria chipped in 12 points, five rebounds and one block in the wire-to-triumph that saw the Heavy Bombers leading by as many as 20 points, 52-32, early in the third frame.