UAAP basketball standings as of October 28
UP back on track in UAAP women’s basketball, NU wins 6 straight
UP Fighting Maroons’ Favour Onoh and Achrissa Maw. –UAAP PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines —University of the Philippines rediscovered its winning ways with a 57-45 win over Adamson in the UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball tournament on Saturday at Adamson Gym.
No Fighting Maroon scored in double-figures but it was a collective effort for Kaye Pesquera, Favour Onoh, Rizza Lozada, and Rhea Sanchez, who scored eight points each.
VIDEO: NU coach Jeff Napa after falling to La Salle
VIDEO: Kevin Quiambao and La Salle assistant coach Gian Nazario
UAAP: Kevin Quiambao scores rare triple double, leads La Salle past NU
La Salle star Kevin Quiambao in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Kevin Quiambao tallied the first triple-double in the UAAP men’s basketball tournament in five years as he powered La Salle past National University, 88-78, for its third straight win in Season 86 on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena.
Quiambao delivered 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 14 assists to go with four steals to become the first player to record a triple-double since CJ Cansino’s rookie year with University of Santo Tomas exactly five years ago.
“Everything came from the system of our coaching staff. I doubled my effort because we lost to them in the first round. I don’t want that to happen again,” said Quiambao in Filipino.
Score: NU Bulldogs vs La Salle Green Archers
FINAL: La Salle (6-3) snaps NU’s (7-2) five-game winning streak with an 88-78 victory behind the triple-double of Kevin Quiambao. #UAAPSeason86 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ pic.twitter.com/floTYhTNhN
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END OF 1ST QUARTER: NU 26, La Salle 24 #UAAPSeason86 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ
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VIDEO: UE coach Jack Santiago, Precious Momowei, and Ethan Galang
UAAP: Precious Momowei powers UE past UST to end 5-game skid
UE’s Precious Momowei against UST defenders in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIREr.net
MANILA, Philippines — Precious Momowei led the balanced attack as University of the East ended its five-game losing streak after dominating University of Santo Tomas with an 86-73 victory in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena.
Momowei, the top rookie candidate, showed the way with 17 points, 18 rebounds, five assists, two blocks, and one steal as the Red Warriors kept their Final Four hopes alive with a 3-6 record.
Score: UE Red Warriors vs UST Growling Tigers
FINAL: UE (3-6) ends a five-game skid after beating UST (1-8) with an 86-73 victory. #UAAPSeason86 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ pic.twitter.com/k6mU6KD4B1
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HALFTIME: UE 55, UST 46
Abdul Sawat leads the Red Warriors with 15 points and 4 assists.
Migs Pangilinan with 17 points on 5-of-9 three-point shooting for UST. #UAAPSeason86 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ
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END OF 1ST QUARTER: UE 29, UST 19 #UAAPSeason86 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ
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UAAP basketball Schedule of Games (October 28)
Men’s Basketball – Mall of Asia Arena
2pm – UE vs UST
4pm – NU vs La Salle
Women’s Basketball – Adamson Gym
2pm –UP vs Adamson
4pm – NU vs FEU
UAAP Final Four positionings start taking shape this weekend
Jake Figueroa (with ball) and the rest of the Bulldogs are up for another tough fight against the Green Archers. —UAAP PHOTO
La Salle coach Topex Robinson put everything in his Green Archers’ perspective as far as their blockbuster matchup with National U goes on Saturday.
“Whether you like it or not, they (Bulldogs) will play in the Finals or the Final Four [at the very least], Robinson said in acknowledging how formidable the National U program is, before saying how much he would love to play them as the elimination round of UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament continues.
“The opportunity for us to learn [playing] against NU is gonna be helpful for us,” he said, never mind the fact that the Bulldogs dealt them a sorry 80-77 overtime defeat just two weeks before, and that vengeance is not their battle cry for the 4 p.m. contest set at Mall of Asia Arena.
UAAP: Adamson’s Nash Racela mum on Jerom Lastimosa’s latest injury
Adamson Falcons’ Jerom Lastimosa in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIREr.net
MANILA, Philippines — Adamson coach Nash Racela refused to answer questions about Jerom Lastimosa, who suffered another knee injury in his return on Wednesday in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.
After missing the whole first round, Lastimosa returned to action and scored three points. However, he got hurt after his knee collided with Gerry Abadiano’s midway through the third quarter in their blowout 77-51 loss to University of the Philippines.
Lastimosa got carried off the court by his teammate Jed Colonia and never returned to the game.
UAAP: Denok Miranda built his coaching ‘blueprint’ from Tab Baldwin’s system
FEU coach Denok Miranda. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIREr.net
MANILA, Philippines — Denok Miranda became the first coach to sweep Ateneo tactician Tab Baldwin in the UAAP men’s basketball elimination round since the latter started coaching in the league in 2016.
L-Jay Gonzales sank a “miracle” one-hand trey as FEU completed a Season 86 elimination round sweep of Ateneo, 62-59, on Wednesday, giving Miranda and the Tamaraws a rare feat as they became the first to win two games against the Baldwin-coached Blue Eagles in seven years.
Miranda, who used to be a player of Baldwin in TNT back in 2015, said that he learned a lot from the Kiwi-American coach from the PBA and a couple of tune-up games between FEU and Ateneo.