UAAP: Mark Nonoy takes coach’s advice, stars in La Salle victory
La Salle guard Mark Nonoy.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Mark Nonoy heeded La Salle coach Topex Robinson’s call to just keep shooting which led to his best game yet in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.
The graduating guard shot the lights out, hitting 7-of-11 from beyond the arc to finish with 25 points in La Salle’s 86-76 win over University of the East for its sixth straight win on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
UAAP Season 86 basketball standings as of November 12
UAAP: Kevin Quiambao deflects credit after another triple-double feat
La Salle’s Kevin Quiambao.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Kevin Quiambao tallied his second triple-double in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament but the credit still went to coach Topex Robinson and the La Salle Green Archers for bringing out the best in him.
“Coach unleashed my potential and I’m so grateful to all of them, my teammates and coaches, for their all out support. I just stuck to the system,” said Quiambao in Filipino after tallying 17 points, 19 rebounds, 12 assists, four steals, and two blocks.
UAAP: Tab Baldwin offers high praise for Joseph Obasa
Ateneo big man Joseph Obasa.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin insisted that having Joseph Obasa was not about replacing Ange Kouame but the one-and-done foreign student-athlete is a gift for the Blue Eagles in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.
“We don’t [think about him replacing Ange Kouame]. I don’t think Joe thinks too much about that. We don’t talk about that at all. Ange represents a different time, a different team, a different era. You have to understand I think how difficult a job we gave Joe really is, and it’s not related to Ange,” said Baldwin after Obasa came to the rescue with the crucial stops and the game-sealing free throws in their 62-58 win over Adamson on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
UAAP: Nash Racela voices displeasure over foul disparity in loss to Ateneo
Adamson coach Nash Racela during a game against Ateneo in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Adamson coach Nash Racela didn’t hold back in lamenting the officiating in the fourth quarter of their 62-58 loss to defending champion Ateneo in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
“As a coach, I should be happy with the way our players competed but it’s not enough that you just compete. I think today—maybe I would agree Ateneo played great fourth quarter. But this is something that surprised me. When we were up six points at the end of the third, we got into penalty right away. It’s seven and a half minutes when we were up by six,” rued Racela after a tough loss in their crucial match.
UAAP: Kevin Quiambao, Mark Nonoy lead La Salle to sixth straight win
La Salle’s Kevin Quiambao.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — La Salle leaned on Kevin Quiambao’s triple-double and Mark Nonoy’s 25-point explosion to beat University of the East, 86-76, and extend its winning streak to six games in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Quiambao registered his second triple-double this season with 17 points, 19 rebounds and 12 assists. The MVP frontrunner became the first player in UAAP men’s basketball to tally two triple-doubles in a season in the Final Four era.
La Salle post-game interview after beating University of the East
FINAL: La Salle (9-3) extends its winning streak to six games after sending UE (4-8) to the brink of elimination, 86-76. #UAAPSeason86 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ pic.twitter.com/tyAXzEiufp
— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) November 12, 2023
UAAP: Ateneo avoids heartbreak, escapes Adamson for solo 4th place
Ateneo’s Kai Ballungay dunks against Adamson.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — No heartbreaker this time for Ateneo as it made the crucial stops in the final seconds to survive Adamson, 62-58, and regain the solo fourth place in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Holding onto a one-point lead, 59-58, after Matthew Erolon’s triple for Adamson, the defending champions didn’t allow the Falcons to score as Didat Hanapi missed a forced fadeaway jumper with 4.1 seconds left.
Adamson coach Nash Racela post-game interview
Ateneo post-game interview after beating Adamson
FINAL: Ateneo (6-6) survives Adamson (5-7), 62-58, to take solo fourth place. #UAAPSeason86 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ pic.twitter.com/y0uI22hJMT
— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) November 12, 2023
UAAP: Ateneo completes women’s basketball Final Four, beats La Salle
Ateneo’s Kacey Dela Rosa.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo completed the Final Four cast in the UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball tournament after turning back also-ran Far Eastern University, 79-66, on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Kacey Dela Rosa was nearly unstoppable with 27 points on 11-of-14 shooting and tallied 12 rebounds and three blocks to lead the Blue Eagles to their second straight Final Four appearance with an 8-4 record and still in the running for a twice-to-beat edge.
After taking care of Final Four bid, UP sets focus on twice-to-beat edge
UP Fighting Maroons. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines–University of the Philippines took its target a step farther after sealing a spot in the Final Four. The Maroons are now chasing a twice-to-beat incentive in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.
And there’s only one way they can achieve that: Keep pounding.