Ateneo seeks twice-to-beat edge vs La Salle
By Jasmine W. Payo
More than just sweeping its rival this season, Ateneo targets a bigger prize when it battles La Salle in the UAAP men’s basketball tournament Sunday.
More than just sweeping its rival this season, Ateneo targets a bigger prize when it battles La Salle in the UAAP men’s basketball tournament Sunday.
La Salle’s struggling campaign took another blow after veteran big man Yutien Andrada was declared unfit to play for the rest of the season due to a knee injury.
Alex Nuyles struck with a turnaround jumper with eight-tenths of a second left as Adamson nipped La Salle, 68-66, to keep second place Sunday in the UAAP men’s basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
-Ateneo, with the two leading Most Valuable Player contenders in its fold, seeks to extend its unbeaten run to eight games when it tangles with Far Eastern U Saturday in the 74th UAAP men’s basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
After stringing three straight victories, a more confident La Salle hopes to keep its streak going when it disputes solo third against Adamson in the UAAP men’s basketball tournament Saturday.
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.
It was a breeze for Adamson and a scrambling finish after a hot start for La Salle in the UAAP men’s basketball tournament yesterday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.
De La Salle University bucked an abysmal third-quarter showing to pummel a dwindling National University, 74-63, Thursday in the 74th UAAP men’s basketball tournament at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.
Kiefer Ravena needed just one game to silence his doubters.
Kobe Bryant spun left, turned to his right, pump-faked, then faked again to finally create separation against his defenders before calmly knocking down a soft lay-in.
Ateneo coach Norman Black had said this just might be the toughest season yet for the Blue Eagles.
There’s no doubting Ateneo’s experience, depth and size.
