UAAP Season 70 Finals: Green Archers breaks Red Warriors’ heart
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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
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red
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 1:37 pm
MGA ULUPONG!
MAGPAPASKO NA, MAGMAHALAN TAYONG LAHAT!
BASKETBALL LANG YAN!
ANG SARAP SA MATA NG PULA AT BERDE KAYA WAG KAYO MAGULO, PANAPANAHON LANG YAN! MAKISAYA NA LANG KAYO!
LOL!
ue, lasalle, san beda, ust, ateneo, lahat naman tayo pare-pareho lang sa mata ng Dyos, tigilan nyo yang level level na sinasabi nyo.
PAX!
again,
congratulations to the Green Archers!
red
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 1:32 pm
Just additional facts - Red Lions can win even without Ekwe.
This happened when he was suspended (for at least 2-3 games?).
This thread is about lasalle’s victory anyway, so why bring up that issue again?
ANIMO SAN BEDA!
ANIMO LA SALLE!
WOW! GREEN AND RED! PASKONG PASKO!!!
HAHAHA!!!
red
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 1:19 pm
FYI,
Para sa mga tumitira pa rin kay ekwe…
Sam is a very nice guy. He entered San Beda to be a Benedictine monk but was encouraged to play for the red lions.
cmon guys, dont be so discriminating.
would you like Filipinos being discriminated abroad?
think about it.
Animo San Beda!
Congrats La Salle!
Green Dye
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 1:02 pm
Yeah! Foreign student from DLSU-Z and DLSU-GH.
Pusang dilaw
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 1:00 pm
true warrior pagpasensiyahan mo na yung mga ibang nangbabash.
pwede ba wala ng siraan, kaya nabuo ang UAAP para magkaroon lahat tayo ng UNITY.
inasahan ko rin na UE ang mananalo pero Franz did it very well..
Lasalyano ang kapatid ko kaya i know kung sino talga d2 ugaling lasalyano..
ANIMO SAN BEDA AND DLSU!
pero GO UST pa rin ako!
at we will wait til next year…
it ur tym guys(DLSU) congrats!
pahingi naman ng cake wit green icing mukang nakakatakam..hehehe next year yellow n black icing naman ..hopefully!
duh!!!!!
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 12:57 pm
aminin na naten, kumukuha din ang lasalle ng mga foreign players.. hehe
ue red warrior
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 12:37 pm
HONESTY THROUGH SPORTS? OMG. DUH. MERON BA KAU NUN? PUCKPUCK!
Green Dye
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 12:30 pm
Ok Mang Roger!
Peace!
mang roger
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 12:10 pm
come on green dye, ekwe is a bedan, he’s a part of the school unlike that poser the_bedan, he’s an asshole… most of us are happy for la salle.. and mali sigurong sabihin na marami samin pareho ng ugali ni the_bedan, konti lng ganyan samen… ang madami samen bading.. hehehe… peace tayo, we don’t have anything against la salle…
bakla yan si the_bedan…
Green Dye
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 11:56 am
Ok! Ekwe is an exchange student from Nigeria. “Hugot” na lang. He’s not an import, But he is a “Hugot”…
truewarrior
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 10:44 am
hey mr AIDs nasaktan namn ako sa sinabe mo laht ng comments dito ay respetado syempre kanya kanya yan iba iba ang pananaw ng tao peo yung BASTUSIN o KUTYAIN o O SIrAAn ANG ibang schools o samin Ue I say to you tol Who the hell are yu!!!!!!!!!!!! lam mo gusto kitang murahin sasabihin nyo na kmi ang naninira well siguro me mga siraulong taga ue ang gustong manira sa inyo di po masamang ipag tanggol ang school natin peo ang skit mong magsalita eh porket ba natalo lng kami kami na nag sabi nung mga gnun??? irespect both teams pare sana ikaw din po sa ateneo SALHAT po WAla kyong karapatan na bastusin ang ibat ibang school give respect naman po para respetuhin din kyo saka Dont creat such isues na wala namng kabuluhan makapanira lng po inuulit ko po GIVE RESPECT po yun lng para walng tirahan diba??? use ur head po at sa ranking ng school be humble po NANALO na kyo We HUMBLE accept na talo kmi because its a part of game kasama yan kya babalik kming malakas lalo nxt year all teams deserves to win Sa mga taga lasalle great game and CONGRATS Po SA iNYO YOU DESRVE IT smga WARRIORS and lahat ng SChools BAWI TAYO NEXT YEAR HUH??? sa mga my DEAR UEANS RED WARRIORS no WE cannot WIn but atleast WE meet them in BATTLE hehehe
GO FIGTH RED AND WHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ANIMO LaSALLE!!!! CONGRATS
Mike Abasolo
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 10:01 am
Please!!! There is no such thing as “import” in College Basketball.
Red Lions - NCAA Champs…savor it
Green Archers - UAAP Champs….savor it
Who is the best? Let’s prove it….at the College Champions League (CCL)
Let’s prove it just like old times….Let’s hope that we meet in the CCL Finals.
Green Dye
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 9:54 am
Kakatuwa naman si the_bedan. Kung sa bagay, most of them ay ganyan ang ugali. One word to San Beda, “IMPORT”!
We are the champions!
Animo Lasalle!
t-i-g-e-r-s-rah!!!
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 9:38 am
congrats sa dlsu. ang ganda nung finals. sa dlsu pep squad, astig yung pag go uste cheer niyo at yung nightmare beat. astig talaga, congrats ulit.
greens
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 6:30 am
sa mga nagsasabi ng luto during the game, well katangahan yan ng mga players nyo.kahit manuod pa kayo ng replay!
ANIMO LA SALLE!
denver aggacid
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 2:06 am
congrats to GREEN ARCHERS.. even though im in province hindi ako nahuhuli sa mga latest happenings.. STI-ers ako but i love DE LASALLE.. go animo… peace yah all…
REKTIKANO
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 1:22 am
Rektikano
Rektikano, Set! 1-2-3
Rektikano!
*Rektikano!
Ready!
*Ready!
1-2-3
Rektikano, Keene-keena (2x)
Rektikano, Rektikano,
Rektikano! Rah! (2x)
Seez-boom-bah! (2x)
Boom-rah-boom-rah
Boom-rah-boom-rah (2x)
Sis-boom-bah
Sis-boom-bah
La Salle, Rah!
WERE BACK! WERE ONE! WERE LA SALLE!!!
ANIMO LA SALLE!!!
dlsu alumni
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 1:14 am
HAIL!HAIL!HAIL!
Tigre
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Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 12:37 am
hail to DLSU
thanks for the cheer when jervey ricvd d award..u deserv it!
Ching
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Monday, 8 October 2007 at 11:50 pm
sabi nga ni Quincy sa Little Einstein, “I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!!!!”
after all our heart-breaking losses, after a one-year suspension, we have finally been redeemed!!! And now, we’re back at #1!!!! WOOHOOOO!!!!
REKTIKANO
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Monday, 8 October 2007 at 9:27 pm
Alma Mater Hymn
Hail, Hail
Alma Mater,
Hail to De La Salle!
We’ll hold your banner high and bright,
A shield of green and white,
We’ll fight to keep your glory bright,
And never shall we fail,
Hail to thee our Alma Mater!
Hail! Hail! Hail!
WERE ONE, WERE BACK
14 - 2...swept
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Monday, 8 October 2007 at 8:55 pm
Parang sitting pretty yung UE on top of the step ladder, a la Humpty Dumpty, waiting for whoever was climbing up after them. Well… I guess everyone knows what happens next.
14 - 2...swept
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Monday, 8 October 2007 at 8:45 pm
Aside from La Salle looking for redemption after their suspension season, UE was also looking for redemption after last year’s point shaving scandal (or at least yung controversy din nila). Amid the warrior’s hype last year and this year, and the promise of a championship, it’s still come down to a pride thing. Choke sila sa USTe last year kahit twice to beat. Choke sila ngayon kahit free ticket to the finals na after their epic sweep. Sayang. Kala ko inyo na. Oh well. Spilled milk. Stick in the mud. Water under the bridge. tsk. tsk. whathaveyou.
The beauty of it is that it all starts again next year!
“Nobody gives it to you… You have to take it!”
14 - 2...swept
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Monday, 8 October 2007 at 8:35 pm
14-2 swept:
“warriors? more like wimps. maybe wussies”
Hahaha, Don’t be so mean :))
Not contented yet?
GO FIGHT RED AND WHITE!
not really. just disappointed. i though UE would put up more of a fight. parang naging doormat sila at La Salle’s expense. Oh well. Historic pa din yung 14 - 0 pero na eclipse siya ng 2 - 0. Nasweep din. Live by the sweep, die by the sweep. Weird version ng karma. Kala ko kasi parng epic siya like the Ateneo series.
Ang daming extra games and tie-breaks this season. FEU/UST, ADMU/DLSU, etc. Wild. Kala ko makikisali UE. Sayang.
nick jr.
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Monday, 8 October 2007 at 8:34 pm
Congrats to the jr. and sr. teams for winning both gold trophies after being suspended last year. I am a grade schooler from DLSZ. Proud to be a Lasallian.Animo La Salle forever!
antagoneastloser
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Monday, 8 October 2007 at 8:11 pm
to antagoneast:
you spelled “played” wrong its not “paid” :P
awww, thank you for your sportsmanship! ;)
LEIGH
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Monday, 8 October 2007 at 8:08 pm
14-2 swept:
“warriors? more like wimps. maybe wussies”
Hahaha, Don’t be so mean :))
Not contented yet?
GO FIGHT RED AND WHITE!
doy
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Monday, 8 October 2007 at 8:06 pm
huwag ka naman ganyan aidz. it’s very unlasallian, a great season, congratulations to all the teams who played and fought well :)
ANIMO LA SALLE!
LEIGH
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Monday, 8 October 2007 at 8:05 pm
Well, You guys are the Champs.
Sad for me to say..
But we all did a great job.
Tulad din ng nabasa ko dito..
Hindi namin year ito..
PROUD TO BE A WARRIOR PA RIN :))
GO FIGHT RED AND WHITE!
lasallista
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Monday, 8 October 2007 at 7:58 pm
to duh:
si malabes, foreign player yun diba? tska si betricivic? hehe
malabes is half filipino and betricvic or however you spell his name was from lsgh, not so sure about his nationality though :)
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