Growling Tigers make mincemeat of Red Lions, earn F4
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In this jungle, tigers are better than Lions.
UST took advantage of San Beda’s awful endgame performance on the way to the Final Four after squeezing out an emotional 88-84 win last November 19, 2007 in the quarterfinals stage of the Flying V National Collegiate Champions Cup.
Down by five entering the last quarter, 65-70, the Growling Tigers shocked the whole crowd at the Arena in San Juan City by outscoring the Red Lions in the fourth period, 23-14, to just sit back and relax as they await the winner between Jose Rizal University and Ateneo in the semifinals.
UST head coach Pido Jarencio praised his boys – particularly his usual UAAP starters –for displaying tough basketball despite the intimidating presence of the reigning back-to-back NCAA champions.
“I can’t say anything more about my players,â€? said Jarencio. “They played great even we started the game badly”. It is not how you start it but how you finish.â€?, he added.
6-foot-6 70th UAAP MVP Jerby Cruz, joining the SEAG-bound RP team this December, out-dueled counterpart Samuel Ekwe at the low post by leading UST with 21 points and hauling down 15 rebounds.
“He is really tall and strong but i took the challenge,� said Cruz. “We played as a team and I think that was our key to victory.�
The UST Growling Tigers used a decisive 17-7 run, capped by the 7 and 6 points from Dylan Ababou and Cruz, respectively, to turn their fortunes around, 80-77, with 3:30 minutes left in the game after Mark Canlas’ two straight baskets.
In the last three minutes, the Red Lions could only score 4 points as attempts by Pong Escobal and Rogemar Menor, with 22 and 19 points respectively, to recover the game for San Bedafailed and cost them the game.
Japs Cuan, had nine points and nine assists, proved to be steadier at the foul line at the last 36 seconds, by nailing four free throws to peg the final count.
“He is practicing very hard by taking a lot of attempts from the free throw line each day,� said Jarencio. “And its giving us outstanding results.�
Ababou racked up 17 points and grabbed 7 boards, while Francis Allera and Anthony Espiritu had 12 and 11 points, respectively.
The Growling Tigers fought very hard in the rebounding department, 52-50, and shared the ball more than the Red Lions, 21-14.
UST started lame, finishing first quarter at 18-22, but it went out 29-20 in scoring at the 2nd period to gain the upper-hand at halftime, 47-42.
San Beda outscored UST, 28-18, in the third period to get back on track at the start of the final period, 70-65.
“This game will be a lesson for us,� said Frankie Lim, the Red Lions mentor, who also drew 21 points and 12 rebounds from playmaker Borgie Hermida. “UST played tough game against us.�
Samuel Ekwe had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks for San Beda.
Individual scores:
UST 88–Cruz 21, Ababou 17, Allera 12, Espiritu 11, Cuan 9, Mirza 7, Canlas 6, Cortez 3, Taylor 2, Basa 0, Badua 0, Gile 0, Dizon 0.
SAN BEDA 84–Escobal 22, Hermida 21, Menor 19, Ekwe 12, Gamalinda 4, Taganas 2, Marcelo 2, Lanete 2, Maggay 0.
Quarter scores: 18-22, 47-42, 65-70, 88-84
Tags: CCL, CCL-2007, Growling-Tigers, Mac-Baracael, News, red-lions, San-Beda, USTRelated posts
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red pride
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Friday, 23 November 2007 at 3:16 pm
pareng mighty bangaw, Grrr! and animorah are from the sewers..hehehe…
maganda laban ng mga bata mo…good luck, tsong..i look forward to seeing your team pit skills against UV in the finals…it would be a game worth watching…
red pride!
animo san beda! courage san beda!
go san beda fight!
mighty bangaw
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Friday, 23 November 2007 at 1:40 pm
at humaba ang comments dahil kay grrr.. san ba galing talaga yan?
mighty bangaw
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Friday, 23 November 2007 at 1:39 pm
at humaba ang comments dahil kay grrr.. san ba galing talaga si grrr?
mighty bangaw
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Friday, 23 November 2007 at 1:37 pm
go uste!
viva la liga el tomasino!
eyo-eyo! eyo-eyo! eyo-eyo! eyo-eyo! u-s-t!!!
lion's roar
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Friday, 23 November 2007 at 2:16 am
Go SAN BEDA FIGHT!!!
frfr
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 5:47 pm
wala bang sarili article ang sti sa inboundpass? well, wala siguro author ang interesado na magsulat sa kanila…
abracadabra
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 5:28 pm
sti? computerized mga ulo niyan eh kaya panalo cla dba?utak nila computer at robot katawan din nila sympre talo mga kalaban nila.cla ang ma kampiyon sa ccl !
abracadabra
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 5:27 pm
sti? computerized mga ulo niyan eh kaya panalo cla dba?utak nila computer at robot katawan din nila sympre talo mga kalaban nila.
Hail Mary Squad
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 4:43 pm
I was actually hoping for an Ateneo/San Beda match. I wanted to see how the Ateneo line up this year would fare against the NCAA champions. Instead San Beda lost to UST.
Oh well. I guess its the Eagles against the Tigers again. UST still has a score to settle after the “Long” shot and their eventual elimination via Ateneo.
Interesting. Go Ateneo. OBF!
red
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 4:25 pm
malakas din pala sti eh.
Gienecees
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 4:00 pm
Yes! Finally STI Olympians makes it to the final four!! All out support ang sti community guys! keep it up! Sana pumasok tayo at manalo this Year!!!
Gienecees
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 3:57 pm
Yes! Finally STI Olympians makes it to the final four!! All out support ang sti community guys! kepp it up! Sana pumasok tayo at manalo this Year!!!
iven
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 3:11 pm
hoooyy people from the luzon talo na kayo lahat sa UV GREEN LANCERS…goodbye to all teams
peace
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 2:45 pm
ang mga lasalista ata masyado n malaki ang ulo at lahat nalang inaaway.. red,yellow and blue are better schools than the green one in taft na puro yabang at porma..
true
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 2:44 pm
if you all noticed, comments from grrr.. and animorah are the only nonsense commets in this article.. lets just disregard them… are la sallites like that? kawawa naman cla
rodix
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 1:36 pm
k i agree with u mr.red talent s everywhere but itong c mr.grrr may sariling mundo.pasalamat nga tayo na may future na tayo sa phil. basketball at we r working hard here n cebu to develop quality big men who can represent d country.. and ang u.v. hindi bago, noong ngsimula ang ccl nandyan na cla they been d final 4 two times already sa mga natl. tournment palagi sumasali yan since d time of JAWO pa pare palaging pumupunta dyan sa manila f u have friends or uncles who r basketball fanatics n d past tiyak kilala ang u.v. d2 nga kumukuha ng mga players ang manila schools.so pare kung ano school mo ngayon tiyak may cebuano dyan f ur really a basketball fan sana alamin mo lahat bgo ka magsalita..baka ngayon mo lang nahilig ang bsketball baka hindi ka marunong maglaro o talagang pa pugi ka lang so bigyan mo ako ng updates sa school mo f kasali ba sa top4, k dis monday malalaman natin kung sino maghaharap.at kung sino ang magaling…SANA YUNG CH.23 ANG MAG TELEVISED NG GAMES NEXT YEAR PARA MAKAPANOOD LAHAT..to mr.grrr shut up coz it seems dat u know all! stop criticizing coz d ball s round
rodix
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 1:04 pm
mr.grr ipagulpi kita kay ekwe at greg para maging lalaki ka.. kasi wla kang pinalampas na school ma u.v. man o sn. beda ano school mo pare! sana matauhan kana at i challenge u pare kung ano school mo may invitation kami d2 sa cebu na mga schools sa mindanao at manila,sana makita ko yung school nyo d2 mglaro 2teams frm ncaa at uaap..so good luck nlng sa 4 teams na kasali sa final 4. hindi pa uuwi ang u.v.kasi may game pa dis monday sana kasali yung school mo sa final 4.god bless mga pare..
sam
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 12:57 pm
La Salle lacks Identity. That is a fact all these years…
Excuses?
No Bedan is offering an excuse.
If you are referring to Ekwe, this guy is not an import. He is a Bedan more than anything else. In Academic competition, there is no such thing as “import.” True, He is Nigerian, but he is also a Bedan.
Transfer to UAAP? Hmmm.. Thanks for the advice but San Beda will decide eventually and no Jerk like you will stop the school from making a decision.
You La Sallites have always been the same all this years…. You have no sense of Identity. You try to rival with Ateneo because of the class status, but you also try to identify with the mainstream MASA whenever you guys are isolated.
La Salle is “Pa-Class lite,” or “Masa-lite”
We have professors who are also teahcing in La Salle and you don’t want to hear what they have to say about you guys..
All you guys are about money in your pockets handed by your parents. Nothing more, Nothing less.
Ateneans have their Identity. I hate them but such is their charecter and It is really a fact.
They know who they are. We Bedans, we know who we are. We can associate with people from all walks of life and we love to be identified with the general MASA.. But you La Sallites are always lost.
Try Establish an Identitiy first, then we’ll talk.
animorah
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 12:25 pm
Excuses, excuses…
1. Nawala daw si Aljamal,
2. Physical daw ang laro
3. Hindi sineryoso
4. Nagpatalo daw talaga SBC kase nakalimutan na nila ang feeling nang matalo…
5. and the list goes on and on…
Pa-import import pa kayo..hanggang NCAA lang talaga kayo.
Huwag na kayong magbalak na lumipat sa UAAP.
Bawal ang mga gurang na walang kinatandaan dun. Dapat nga ADMU bumalik sa NCAA, pareho kayo ng ma alumni ng Beda, mga walang class at respeto…
Sa mga ADMU oldies, pati ba naman mga batang JRU papatulan niyi at sasabihan ng ISKWATER, kahit na TAPOS na ang game? Tsk tsk tsk.. FALSE PRIDE talaga ang tinuturo sa inyo… KARMA!!!! KARMA!!!! KARMA!!!!!
ANIMO IS LA SALLE!
Pax
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 7:55 am
Can we not live in peace? Have our respective Christian Schools failed us all? The Jesuits, Christian Brothers, Benedictines and Dominicans?
I request inboundpass.com to take a more resposive role in the promotion of sportsmanship and friendship especially among CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.
There is nothing to be gained from hatred.
It’s almost Christmas. This is just basketball. Let’s live in peace.
Pax!
P.S.
Congratulations again, UST! A salute to the Growling Tigers!
yellow_we
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 5:12 am
*oh it should be mighty_bangaw , sorry dude.
yellow_we
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 5:09 am
wye… catch you on Monday!
red pride.. kudos to your team for giving us a hell of a game. Thank you for recognizing our prowess and we hope we were able to gain the respect we deserve from Beda as much as we did to your team. See you on the next CCL season! As always, goodluck in NCAA!
might_bangaw… let’s growl out loud on Monday.. and yeah that big blue bird should be next on the list! ..YUM!
tarantado ako!
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 9:10 pm
DIKO MA TAKE MATALO ANG FEU SA ORDINARY SCHOOL STI,BAKIT NAMAN ?FEU YAN DIBA NCAA .MAGAGALING YAN TAGA NCAA DIBA.BAKIT?
rene
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 8:45 pm
Sino naman UAAP team jan makalaban sa UV huwag ka naman magsalita nang hindi tapos tingnan nalang natin bro Ateneo or what?go UV team.
ric
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 7:30 pm
WTF?!
Akala ko kakayanin ng FEU yun pala tatalunin pala sila ng mga ilang NCAA drop-outs,katulad nila Mark Balneg from Letran,si Tiongco from Mapua and si Flor from JRU.
tigre
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 7:11 pm
wat a win by sti….congrats!
Justice
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 7:07 pm
STI WINS AGAINST FEU…
Grrr!
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 6:22 pm
uv lancers, baguhan pa talga sila pag dating sa national tournament…. kahit sabihin mong may 6′11 sila na player, so what… height lang naman yan…. tignan nalang naten kung manalo pa sila kapag may makalaban sila na uaap team sa ccl… pauwiin mo na uv lancers mo..
red pride
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 6:05 pm
pareng rodix, walang kwenta, halaga at silbi ang Grrr! na yan…walang-wala talaga..walang-walang utak..hehehe…we bedans acknowledge that basketball talent springs everywhere..i agree that madami ding magagaling na players from the south just as there are a good number of great players here in manila or whatever part of the country…nagkakatalo nga lang talaga sa teamwork ang different teams at sa breaks ng games, not to mention their will to win…huwag na nating intindihin ang Grrr! na iyan…sabi ko nga basura yang Grrr! na yan….
good luck on the teams from the south..may they have a fruitful campaign….
red pride!
animo san beda!
go san beda fight!
rodix
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 5:39 pm
who s dis guy grrrr ang pangalan npa ka yabang iwan ko lang mapapatawad ka sa mga salita mong binitawan pate d2 sa cebu ginago mo.ano school mo?kung sports ang usapan lamang ang mga taga south pare pra malaman mo hindi sa pagmamayabang BOXING AT BASKETBALL nasa south ang magaling.how dare u criticize on Greg hes d future of phil. basketball..for ur info jervy s a good player but u can find so many player that has d same talent & height with your jervy… but seldom u can see a 6′11 player here in R.P.who can block shot,rebound,run d floor who can shoot outside as well, that appreciation even comes frm danny espiritu ur agent frm d P.B.A..and for ur info he did not try out in la salle or ateneo he played here n cebu coz his uncle s a former u.v.player c frnkie lim nga pumunta d2 ng scout din b4 ncaa started k i hopr mr. grrr nalinawan ka na bgo ka mgslita.so f ur team s n d final 4.reply ka kaagad kase excited na ako sa laban kung sino ang mkalaban ng u.v.k no heart feelings man..
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