Green Archers gain 2x to beat Advantage
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Even if they lost twice against Ateneo this 70th UAAP men’s basketball season, La Salle has earned the most important win against their archrival.
The De La Salle Green Archers relied on their stifling defense to prevail over the Ateneo Blue Eagles, 70-69, in a neck-to-neck battle to clinch the second slot last September 18 at the Araneta Coliseum.
Inspired by its supporters at the Big Dome, De La Salle displayed its pressure defense to limit Ateneo to only four points in the pivotal final two-minute mark to help the Green Archers secure a twice-to-beat edge.
The Blue Eagles, with the loss, have dropped to No. 3 and will face the reigning UAAP champs and fourth seed University of Santo Tomas in the semifinals. Then, the winner will meet La Salle in a step-ladder semifinal match.
“I’m so confident we can win this game even if we lost twice to them,” said La Salle head coach Franz Pumaren. “I coached for more than 120 games in the UAAP and I never though that there is no second chance.”
Although they were down by a few points in the first half, the Green Archers didn’t give up as they bounced back strong in the final two quarters to keep the game in striking distance even seizing the lead.
La Salle was down by 12-13 and 28-32 at the first and second periods, respectively, but was able to regroup in the third quarter were it outscored Ateneo, 22-15, to snatch the lead at the start of the fourth quarter, 50-47.
Veteran off-guard Joseph Evans Casio, displayed his relentless leadership skills all-throughout, exploded for 10 of his 21 points in the third quarter along with six rebounds and three steals to lead La Salle.
“It’s a second chance for me after my worst performance against Ateneo the last time we met,” said Casio, referring to La Salle’s 89-87 loss against Ateneo last September 9 where he only made five points. “At last, we got this win.”
In fact, Ateneo only needed to beat National University last Saturday for the 2nd spot. But the Blue Eagles suffered an upset at the hands of the Bulldogs, 96-88, and forced a playoff game between these two rivals.
“It’s our second chance,” said Pumaren. “We were talking about second chance after Ateneo lost to NU last Saturday and I’m glad we’re able to make our second chance valuable to us.”
After three deadlocks in the fourth quarter, La Salle’s stalwart PJ Walsham scored a go-ahead basket off a pass from Maierhofer to provide them a 67-65 advantage with 2:37 minutes to go in the fourth period.
Casio scored on a lay-up to extend the lead, 69-65, with 1:54 minutes to go then Chris Tiu trimmed the gap to 67-69 after making two free throws with 1:45 minutes left.
The Blue Eagles, however, failed to score hoping to tie or regain the lead in the remaining moments as the Green Archers’ rock-solid defense were there to hold off the Blue Eagles.
Guard Cholo Villanueva, who had seven points, scored on a split free throw to give La Salle a 70-67 lead with only 9.3 seconds to go.
With La Salle’s intimidating presence in the back court, Ateneo’s Laterre was forced to score inside the arc as time expired to peg the final count.
Lanky Rico Maierhofer added 13 points and hauled down 12 rebounds. While playmaker Tyrone Tang produced eight of his 10 points in the final period. And Peejay Barua had nine points for La Salle.
Kirk Long led Ateneo with 11 points, while teammates Chris Tiu and Eric Salamat had 11 each for the Blue Eagles, who are 2-1 against La Salle this season.
During the game, the Green Archers were wearing a No. 15 patch at the left side of their jersey showing their concern to teammate Brian Ilad, who was suspended for five games by the technical committee after punching Mark Pamfulme of UE last September 14.
Individual scores:
La Salle 70: Casio 21, Maierhofer 13, Tang 10, Barua 9, Villanueva 7, Walsham 6, Ferdinand 2, Mangahas 2, Malabes 0, Atkins 0.
Ateneo 69: Long 11, Tiu 10, Salamat 10, Laterre 9, Arao 8, Al-Hussaini 7, Baclao 4, Escueta 4, Reyes 2, Nkemakolam 2, Barracoso 2, Monfort 0.
Quarter scoring 12-13, 28-32, 50-47, 70-69
Tags: Ateneo, blue-eagles, Franz-Pumaren, Green-Archers, La-Salle, News, Norman-Black, Robert-Kave, UAAPRelated posts
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Vladz
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 at 8:34 pm
Animo La salle.
Let’s go Archers, Let’s Go!
10310657
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 at 10:48 am
Animo Lasalle!
Fellow Lasallians, pagbigyan nalang natin sila manira satin. Wrong spelling, Nanuntok, Nambatok, Suspended o anu pa yan isa lang ang totoo Magaling parin kami. Siguro kaya maraming naaasar sa Lasalle dahil hnd sila nakapasa sa entrance exam sa Lasalle. Hinay hinay lang sa mga banat niyo. baka boss nyo taga Lasalle din eh. haha baka mawalan pa kayo ng trabaho!!!
peace!!!
stewie
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 at 9:57 am
to all lasallians, let us all just take the criticisms from others. the more they criticize us, the more we will strive to be better.
A second chance for Green&hellip
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 at 9:52 am
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Green Archer
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 at 9:22 am
Very well said, The Green Mind. La Salle is the team to beat. Animo La Salle!
The Green Mind
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 9:16 pm
Sus,
All of the Lasallians welcome all your bashing and name-calling. In fact we thank you for giving us so mush of your time and effort. It seems that the more you say about us, the better we end up playing. So please continue doing so.
Based on results, only UE is a better position as La Salle. What is admirable is that the UE fans seem to know how to handle success.
greenie
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 7:59 pm
sus? and so what if we WERE (not anymore) suspended, we know that, oh and btw, when we were suspended, ateneo was given the chance to win and they still didn’t. GO USTE, or should I say NU?
LEIGH
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 7:55 pm
*U will also do the same thing..
Hehehe!:)
katrina
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 7:55 pm
GO LA SALLE! IT WAS A GREAT GAME! LET’S SUPPORT THE GREEN ARCHERS! THEY SHOWED A LOT OF HEART. WHAT A GAME! WOOHOO!
LEIGH
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 7:54 pm
“After all it was Fampulme who started the commotion.”
If you are in his position, right there and there.. U also did the same thing.. :)
Peace!
Sus...
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 7:36 pm
The Green Mind a.k.a Mr. Atayde,
Whatever you want to say, the fact remains that La Salle was Suspended. PLAIN AND SIMPLE LANG YAN!!! So go ahead and write what you want till you turn blue, you can’t take that back for La Salle. I am not saying that La Salle will not win the championship, but definitely UE has the best chance.
Sus…
The Green Mind
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 3:46 pm
Suspended-La Salle,
Wrong spelling or whatever you want to say, the fact remains that La Salle has the twice to beat advantage. PLAIN AND SIMPLE LANG YAN!!!! So go ahead say what you want till you turn blue, you cant take that away from La Salle. I am not saying that La Salle will win the championship, but we definitely have the best chance.
Green Archer
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 12:22 pm
One win away indeed. Let’s go Archers, Let’s Go!
SUSPENDED-AL SALLE
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 12:14 pm
Joseph Evan Casio = JV Casio????
WRONG SPELLING NANAMAN MGA LASALISTA!!!
SUSPENDED-AL SALLE
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 12:11 pm
“After all it was Fampulme who started the commotion.” - Please check out the photo in the September 14 issue of Phil Star… Rico’s cheap shot …. Have fun…
tigermabs
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 11:55 am
UE is rili team to beat..
aminado lahat ng team dun..
saka sobrang disiplinado ng mga players,
nawa ay magchampion na kayo dahil napakasakit pag natalo kayo.
waterboi
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 11:16 am
ocommon guys thats silly heheh not siling labuyo ei??? heheh the lasalle shows brother hood that any one team will do for their team mates lng iwanan ganun ba dong heheheh basta khit sinu makalaban ng ue tignan nalng natin heheh go figth red and white…….
The Green Mind
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 11:16 am
How sweet it is! Yes, Ilad should be suspended for the rest of the season. Yes we were suspended last year. Yes we misspelled “La Salle” in the cheerdancing competition. Yes we are in a twice to beat advantage and are only 1 victory away from the finals
stewie
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 10:57 am
Probably they were protesting the 5-game suspension imposed on Ilad which is like suspending him for the rest of the season. And being a transferee, he can only play in the UAAP for 1 year. Although what Ilad did was unsportmanlike, a one-game suspension is enough. After all it was Fampulme who started the commotion.
Didi
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 10:34 am
Animo La Salle!!
Dapat di na nila nilagay yung patch - it’s really Ilad’s fault no matter how you look at it. I mean I do love the DLSU team but what he did was a cheap shot.. Sayang..
Green Archer
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 10:17 am
Beat Ateneo! Animo La Salle!
LEIGH
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 9:13 am
No, not his jersey pala.
The No.1 patch on the side of their jersey.
LEIGH
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 9:12 am
“During the game, the Green Archers were wearing a No. 15 patch at the left side of their jersey showing their concern to teammate Brian Ilad, who was suspended for five games by the technical committee after punching Mark Pamfulme of UE last September 14″
Sep. 13 hindi, 14 :)
Hmmm.. I don’t get it either.
wearing his jersey for showing their concern?
Huh?!
stewie
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 5:41 am
Thank you Green Archers! You brought back our pride and dignity.
cesarasar
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 3:53 am
only the de la salle team knows the real reason behind wearing the #15 on their jerseys, but the way i see it, it’s a sign of support for a fallen bro!
i’m sure any team would do the same…di naman yata tama yung iwan mo sa isang tabi yung taong naliligaw ng landas…
yellow_we
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 3:36 am
I don’t get it! Wearing a no. 15 patch on their jerseys for their concern to teammate ILAD?! That’s a Big JOKE! It is like the other way of saying that they support ILAD’s acts last game. What were they concerning of? Having him suspended in the next games? Or ban him totally playing in the league? That’s insane! He only deserves nothing but heavy sanctions! This guy lacks of some manners. And I guess everyone will agree with me not unless you are a die-hard ILL-AD fan. LOL!
Iladlad
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 1:48 am
The Green Archers are concerned about Ilad thus the #15?
WTF! No wonder, La Salle is indeed a dysfuntional institution populated by nincompoos. What a shame.
Hail Ilad! Hail Manny Salgado! All Hail to the Batok University!
tigermabs
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 1:36 am
i mean very good very dood na type ko..bangag na nga ako haha!
pero it is a very xciting upcoming game..
tigermabs
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 1:34 am
mukang naninigurado na kayo mananalo sa UST?
do it 1 game at a time guys, remember you nid tru try harder they r very dood in the play ofs
muffinman
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 12:18 am
Congrats to DLSU on playing a good game. We’ll see you next week for rounds 4 and 5.
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