National University got space and pulled away in the fourth period to thwart University of Santo Tomas, 77-68, Wednesday and clinch a semifinals berth in the Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Cup at the Arena in San Juan.
BOBBY Ray Parks and Emmanuel Mbe again starred for National University as the Bulldogs crushed St. Benilde, 71-52, yesterday to stretch their perfect run to five games in the Filoil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup.
Norbert Torres and Joshua Webb fueled a big start that easily carried La Salle past University of Batangas, 78-55, Saturday at the start of the Sweet 16 knockout round of the Philippine Collegiate Champions League at the FilOil-Flying V Arena in San Juan.
No lead is safe, especially in the UAAP.
Far Eastern University bucked an endgame meltdown to pull off a 62-61 decision over Adamson and grab solo third in the UAAP men’s basketball tournament Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Ateneo used another strong finish to survive its toughest test yet.
Coach Jerry Codinera always believed his University of the East could snare at least a win in the 74th UAAP men’s basketball tournament.
National University found an unlikely hero in Lee Villamor as the Bulldogs ended a three-game skid with a 63-56 conquest of the Adamson Falcons in Season 74 of the UAAP basketball tournament Sunday at the Philsports Arena.
MANILA—His name rarely cropped up in the list of players to watch this season. Yet Ryan Roose “RR” Garcia—the plucky guard playing only his second UAAP season—surprisingly emerged as the leader of a Far Eastern University squad stocked with veterans. FEU coach Glenn Capacio quickly described Garcia as “super,” just two games after [...]
MANILA, Philippines—Add another page to the list of weird finishes in Philippine basketball. In a country that has seen a player shooting at opponents’ hoops—in an official professional match—the basketball audience watched as one team committed violation after violation so that an opposing player could shoot a free throw he didn’t want to make [...]
