RESULTS: UAAP Season 87 basketball October 19

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UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball schedule

October 19, Saturday – UST Quadricentennial Pavilion

UAAP men’s basketball: Ateneo vs UST, Adamson vs La Salle

UAAP: Final Four-bound La Salle wants no let up

Kevin Quiambao La Salle Green Archers UAAP Season 87

Kevin Quiambao and the La Salle Green Archers during a blowout win over the Adamson Falcons in UAAP Season 87.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Kevin Quiambao and defending champion La Salle stay hungry despite becoming the first team to enter the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball Final Four.

Quiambao sustained his MVP form with 17 points, six rebounds, and three assists as La Salle dominated Adamson, 70-45, for their sixth straight game to remain on top with a 9-1 record on Saturday at the University of Santo Tomas Quadricentennial Pavilion.

UAAP: La Salle first to Final Four, whips Adamson

La Salle’s Kevin Quiambao during a game against Adamson in UAAP Season 87.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines–La Salle ripped Adamson, 70-45, on Saturday to punch the first ticket in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball Final Four.

None other than reigning MVP Kevin Quiambao made it happen as he delivered 17 points and six rebounds to help extend the Green Archers’ winning streak to six for a 9-1 record.

UAAP: Quitevis, Espinosa help Ateneo spoil UST home game

Ateneo’s Ian Espinosa during a game against UST in UAAP Season 87.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo guards Sean Quitevis and Ian Espinosa played spoilers in University of Santo Tomas’ first-ever home game as they put the finishing touches in the Blue Eagles’ win at the Quadricentennial Pavilion on Saturday.

Holding a precarious two-point lead with 16 seconds left, Quitevis made a crucial steal, reading Forthsky Padrigao’s inbound pass to Nic Cabañero and scoring a breakaway layup before Espinosa’s split free throws sealed Ateneo’s 67-64 victory for the team’s first winning streak in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament.

UAAP: Forthsky Padrigao rues UST home loss to Ateneo

UST guard Forthsky Padrigao during a game against Ateneo in UAAP Season 87 at UST’s Quadricentennial Pavilion.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Forthsky Padrigao lamented failing to give University of Santo Tomas a historic home win on Saturday.

Padrigao, though, remains confident that the Growling Tigers will regain their form with four games left in their bid to return to the Final Four in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament.

UAAP: Ateneo gets streak going with win on UST home turf

Sean Quitevis and Chris Koon celebrate after Ateneo beat UST in UAAP Season 87.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines–Ateneo strung up its first back-to-back wins in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament after beating shorthanded University of Santo Tomas, 67-64, on Saturday at UST’s Quadricentennial Pavilion.

The Blue Eagles improved to a 3-6 (win-loss) standing after shutting down the Growling Tigers, who played without their star big man Mo Tounkara, behind the double-digit contributions of Andrew Bongo, Ian Espinosa, Shawn Tuano and Chris Koon.

UAAP women’s basketball: Ateneo vs UST, Adamson vs La Salle

UAAP: Adamson rebounds with season sweep of La Salle

Adamson’s Elaine Etang against La Salle in the UAAP Season 87 women’s basketball tournament.–UAAP PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — Elaine Etang showed the way in Adamson’s strong bounce-back win over La Salle, 72-49, in the UAAP Season 87 women’s basketball tournament on Saturday at University of Santo Tomas Quadricentennial Pavilion.

Starting their second round with a tough 67-64 loss to Far Eastern University last week, the Lady Falcons came out with a vengeance powered by Etang, who poured in 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting and tallied seven rebounds, three assists, and two steals.

UAAP: Kent Pastrana struggles but still leads UST past Ateneo

UST’s Kent Pastrana goes for a layup against Ateneo in UAAP Season 87 women’s basketball tournament.–UAAP PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — Kent Pastrana overcame her home game struggles, delivering the baskets when it mattered most to lead the University of Santo Tomas past Ateneo, 77-73, in the UAAP Season 87 women’s basketball tournament on Saturday at UST’s Quadricentennial Pavilion.

Pastrana was a marked player in the first three quarters but got her act together in the fourth, unleashing a personal 7-2 run to give UST a 10-point cushion, 69-59, with 4:09 remaining.

UAAP: UST plans Mo Tounkara awards appeal

UST Growling Tigers’ Mo Tounkara during a UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball game against La Salle Green Archers. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

University of Santo Tomas (UST) is planning to make a final appeal for Mo Tounkara’s eligibility for individual awards in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament, sources told the Inquirer on Friday.

The move comes after the league announced that it denied UST’s appeal for Tounkara to avoid a one-game suspension automatically slapped on the beanpole center from Mali after he was ejected in the Tigers’ 94-87 overtime loss to defending champion La Salle last Wednesday.

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