UAAP Season 70 Finals: Green Archers breaks Red Warriors’ heart
4,662 Views | 189 Comments
From suspension to champion.
After a year of absence, La Salle, unexpectedly, regained its throne in the 70th UAAP Senior Men’s basketball tournament last October 7, 2007.
The De La Salle University Green Archers has done the improbable in a best-of-three championship series by completing a two-game sweep – a 73-64 win in Game two – over the University of the East Red Warriors at the Araneta Coliseum.
The Green Archers, armed with a one-game advantage, used the free throw territory as its main course particularly in the fourth quarter, supplied long-time mentor Franz Pumaren his fifth UAAP title since 1998.
The Green Archers now have seven overall UAAP titles since joining the league in 1986.
“I won several championships in the past but it is bittersweet for me because I know now how it feels to beat your brother,” said Pumaren, also a Quezon City councilor. “If I can share half of our trophy, I can give it to UE because they also deserve it.”
“Cholo (Villanueva) is terrific, especially in the last three games including our playoff game against Ateneo while you should also give credit to TY (Tang),” he said. “Our championship experience did it for us.”
“They could have been playing now in the commercial leagues but they decided to stay with us, it’s so priceless to win a championship.”
University of the East, with a 14-0 record going into this series, performed fairly well in the defensive end but had 21 turnovers – including two in the final three minutes – that cost them the run for the title.
The Red Warriors also gave up 28 fouls, giving the Green Archers the opportunity to register 27-of-36 shots from the foul line. La Salle committed 18 fouls and UE only recorded 5-of-14 attempts from the free throw line.
UE committed a season-high 31 turnovers to drop Game one via a single point, 64-63.
After racing to a 15-11 lead in the first period, La Salle’s big man Rico Maierhofer and Peejay Barua merged for 14 points in the second quarter to ignite the Green Archers’ blistering 19-12 burst and earned their biggest lead by halftime, 34-23.
The Red Warriors tried as many times to trim down the gap in the 3rd quarter. With Kelvin Gregorio, Paul Lee and Mark Borboran at the helm, the Red Warriors were very close trailing by 1, 33-34 after 4 1/2 minutes of play in the 3rd. UE again had another run courtesy of Elmer Espiritu and Jorel Canizares for a 3-point deficit, 43-46, with 1:16 minutes to go. But the Green Archers had an answer to every UE rally.
In the final quarter, when Mark Borboran drained a long trey at the left flank to come closer at 51-52 with 8:31 minutes remaining, La Salle countered with a 9-4 run initiated by Casio’s triple and baskets from Villanueva and Tang to stretch back the lead, 61-55, with 5:21 minutes left in regulation.
UE’s combo guard Paul Lee scored two straight baskets to keep everything in striking distance, 59-61, with 2:05 minutes left in the last quarter. But Tang and Casio had their eyes focused on the prize anew and extended the edge, 66-59, with 51 seconds left.
From there, the Red Warriors lost control and could do nothing. La Salle’s gallery was celebrating chanting the Animo cheer.
Joseph Casio, who had 14 points (15 points in the 2nd half) shared the Finals MVP honors with Cholo Villanueva contributing 17 points for La Salle.
Maierhofer had 11 points – nine from the charity stripe – and grabbed 11 boards. While TY Tang had 8 points.
Borboran and Lee made 12 points each for UE, while Kelvin Gregorio added 11 points.
Individual Scores:
DLSU (73) – Casio 17, Villanueva 14, Maierhofer 11, Tang 8, Co 6, Barua 6, Malabes 5, Cua 2, Mangahas 2, Walsham 2, Atkins 0, Ferdinand 0.
UE (64) – Borboran 12, Lee 12, Gregorio 11, Cañizares 8, Martinez 8, Arellano 5, Espiritu 5, Fampulme 3, Lingganay 0, Bandaying 0, Llagas 0, Thiele 0.
Quarter Scores: 15-11; 34-23; 52-45; 73-64
Tags: News, San-Sebastian-StagsRelated posts
(5 votes, average: 3.8 out of 5)
Loading ...
Grab the RSS
WordPress
Comments
true warrior
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 11:57 am
pumarens pla hirap na magkamali baka mapuna pa ng mga spoildbrats cheatterssss wahaahahahahaha isang para kalang weeeeeeeeeeeee
true warrior
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 11:55 am
tnx lasalle and congrats pla senyo dun lang sa mga die hard lasallista pls nanalo na kyo wag nyo naman babuyin ang skul namin and to all ueans di talaga natin year ngayun kaya me nixt tym as long as nandyan ang ue sa uaap di kami susuko heheh me nxtym pa lalong lalakas ang ue saka na prove naman namin na kayo namin kyong lahat na skul dhila sa 14-0 sweep game eh kaya congrats lasalle great game heheh di me makahinga nung 1st round peo ginawa namin ang lahat i respect both teams lupit nila di sla nag pa huli sa isat isa isa lng masasabi ko MALULUPIT aNGmga PUMATRENS weeeeeeeeee hehehe tns congrats
ponching
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 11:12 am
GOoD job la salle-though i was supporting for ue since you beat my eagles…hats off to you archers…you really deserve the title-and like what doug said it’s really a great feeling to hear your rival team doing your beat for RECOGNITON and RESPECT…dlsu pep squad thanks for that!
For ue…i know it’s a very hard time for you right now…kasi dapat last year pa nsa finals na and now after making it to finals for having a 14-0 record na 0-2 naman…maybe there’s something bigger waitin for the warriors…i just hope so coz 14-0 is not that easy.
GO BLUE!
wye
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 11:10 am
UNBELIEVABLE ending to a spectacular season! Congratulations to the Green Archers and to the whole DLSU communtiy. Until next year..
I digress / Animo La Sall&hellip
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 10:44 am
[...] to the Green Archers for winning 70th UAAP Senior Men’s basketball tournament last October 7, 2007! I am one proud duckling! Hee [...]
red man.
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 10:22 am
congratzz! la salle.
hindi pa ito ang time para sa ue. better luck next season.
honey
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 10:11 am
congratulations to the green archers! what an unforgettable season…
and kudos to the dlsu pep squad and gallery
(me included!)…good job!
Richard
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 10:04 am
chokers, chokers and chokers, the ultimate uaap chokers = UE
Green Archer
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 9:34 am
Thanks UE. =)
jolibee kid
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 9:33 am
taga ue ako!!!
we lost the championship, pero..
taas noo…
taga ue pa rin ako!!!
congrats to dlsu!
sana naman
yung mga taga la salle
na humingi ng tiket sa ue
magpasalamat naman kayo!
ue na nga kalaban nyo
dito pa kayo hingi ng tiket ;]
di lang sampal yun ha..
suntok pa sa ulo
Green Archer
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 9:32 am
Go San Beda!
ANIMO LA SALLE! =)
Justice
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 9:28 am
Congratulations to DLSU…sorry for the BEDAn basher… I think he’s not a true Bedan…He’s just pretending!!!
Animo Team Wins!!!
Animo La Salle!!!
Animo San Beda!!!
Hooooooooohohohoho!!!!
85
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 9:25 am
Congrats to the green archers. a well deserved crown for you.
I am also a Bedan and tinatabuy ko yang the_bedan na yan. Hindi ganyan ang breeding ng mga bedista. Nangugulo yan yan. Hoy the_bedan, wag mong sirain yung pangalan namin!
Go Mang Roger!
doug
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 9:16 am
from the real doug:
it is not only their championship experience that became the determining factor in winning the finals this year but the great will of the whole cast to win it all! True enough, 14-0 is not a statement to be feared of. UE was denied of a perfect record and not only a perfect season but they were denied of a title in their first try since 1990.
De La Salle recaptures UAAP crown in a classic way. A year of absence and now a comeback, ended the season as champions. How sweet the revenge it is!
Torn between ambition and compassion, Coach Franz Pumaren knows so well how to handle the situation. Hats off to him. In an interview, he said that his brother Dindo has earned his respect a lot. He knew Dindo did a great job. For him, UE is a great team as well, that if he can only give half of the championship to him and the UE warriors, he will be glad to do so. A true gentleman and humility in him.
Kudos to veterans Cholo Villanueva and TY Tang for stepping up big time specially in crucial situations down the stretch for so many times. As expected, they gave all their energy and sweat out playing the final games of their season. Indeed, Cholo is a true MVP along Jayvee in the finals. They both deserve the recognition.
Lastly, I want to commend the La Salle pep squad for showing a class, respect and sportsmanship for the last time while the awarding ceremonies is going on. They did a beat of “Go Ateneo” when Chris Tiu was called for Mythical Five selection. They did the same thing when Jervy was announced as MVP as they hit the beat of “Go USTe”. It so nice to see your rival team doing your beat for recognition and respect.
What a season it is!
A lot of remarkable events happened this season.
14-0 sweep of UE in the elims round,
2-0 sweep in the finals by DLSU,
5 games of Ateneo and DLSU,
Comeback win by UST against DLSU despite of a 10 point edge in the last minute of the game.
NU defeated ATENEO in an overtime game.
Kirk Long’s fade away buzzer beater shot against UST.
UP Pep squad winning the cheerdance crown against 5 peat champ UST Salinggawi.
Just to name a few, this is UAAP for us guys.
Hail to our schools!
See you all next year!
red_ogre
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 9:12 am
ohhhhh… ohhhh….
animo lasalle!!!
hehe
congrats archers
sapul kami ng arrows nyo
hehe
anyway, proud pa rin ako sa warriors
at least nasubukan nila makarating ng championship
hehe
i think fair naman yung 2 final games
wag na bitter mga ue fans ha??
it’s not our time yet
congrats uli sa mga lasallians,
and sa lahat ng schools
the best season so far para saken
r-cy
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 9:11 am
theme of studio 23: UAAP Season70.. MADRAMA…
theme of UE: UAAP Season70..
MALAS!!!
jason
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 8:52 am
hahaha…. la salle ……. ala yan chamba lng un
Green Archer
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 8:44 am
2007 UAAP CHAMPIONS!
DLSU-GREEN ARCHERS
WIN WHEN IT COUNTS… =)
pong
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 8:29 am
U.E masakit ba? ang yabang nyo kasi eh hahaha!! Congrats Green Archer goood job
GO USTE!!!!1
go_animo
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 8:24 am
KLR, there are more UE graduates who have excelled in their respective fields than Ateneo grads have ever done.
Your liberal arts graduates pale in comparison to UE’s engineering, accounting, the arts, medicine, etc. graduates. Your law graduates tend to end up not fulfilling the Jesuit calling of finding God in all things. Instead they found greed in all things. Anyone for Mike Arroyo, Dick Gordon, Erap?
So mga taga UE, you have a lot to be proud of. Huwag niyong pansinin ang mga mayayabang na salita na katulad kay KLR.
dp
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 8:10 am
H A I L ! H A I L ! H A I L ! ! !
WWIM
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 7:48 am
Winning When It Matters!!! - DLSU Green Archers
BedanRoar
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 7:35 am
Congratulations to the Green Archers for being crowned in the UAAP ‘70 SR Basketball!!! You went through a lot to reach the finals and you deserved it.
From a true Bedan
KLR
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 7:31 am
Please. Masmataas naman ang level ng ateneo sa UE. Rivals kung rivals pero…to compare UE and Ateneo?
go_animo
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 6:45 am
malamang taga ateneo yung si the_bedan. hindi taga UE. i don’t think UE will stoop to the level of ateneo.
go_animo
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 6:42 am
mang_roger, yung poser lang ang bakla. hehe.
Arkero
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 6:04 am
Never shall we fail…..
Jayvee
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 5:59 am
I believe our authors or this site’s technical team have the power to delete comments. This blog runs on a Wordpress standalone blog and they can do delete comments from stupid people. Their IPs also show with their comments in the admin panel. I think it’s about time to teach the shamless perpetrators a valuable lesson.
mang roger
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 5:01 am
hoy the_BEDAN! wag ka nga mang gulo, hindi ka siguro bedista, or baka kick out ka ng beda… tapos pumasok sa ue… wag kang poser! hindi sila nakielam nung nagchampion tayo… ok?
go_animo, if i interpreted your post right, hindi naman lahat ng bedista bakla, marami lng samen bakla.. hehehe…
congrats green archers!!! napakasakit sa ue nito, hehehe… wag nyo na pansinin yang baklang the_bedan na yan…
go_animo
+0
Monday, 8 October 2007 at 4:38 am
and for everybody’s information, the junior green archers also won the championship this year. that only shows even our juniors are just as good as anybody else’s.
hindi taga beda yung si the_bedan. winning the ncaa should make him in high spirits. instead tinitira niya ang la salle which has done him nothing wrong.
ignore this pos(t)er. wala kasing moderator ang site na ito. sinisira tuloy ng mga BAKLA!
Leave a Comment
Trackback this post | Subscribe to the comments via RSS Feed