NU Bulldogs chew up FEU Tamaraws for UAAP crown

NU Bulldogs chew up FEU Tamaraws for UAAP crown

National University Bulldogs. NOY MORCOSO/INQUIRER.net

National University Bulldogs. NOY MORCOSO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines – The National University Bulldogs clobbered Far Eastern University 75-59 Wednesday night to win the UAAP 77 men’s basketball championship at the Araneta Center.

The victory ended NU’s 60-year championship drought.

The UAAP Finals’ Most Valuable Player, Alfred Aroga, topscored for the Bulldogs with 24 points to go with 18 rebounds. Gelo Alolino finished with 12.

The Bulldogs, which won its only championship in 1954, is also the first fourth-seeded team to win the crown.

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Originally posted at 6:20 pm | Wednesday, October 15, 2014

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