Sans Casio, Green Archers shoot down Blue Eagles
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DESPITE missing the presence of their best player, the De La Salle University Green Archers turned to the swagger that’s brought them three championships this decade.
De La Salle overcame the absence of JV Casio to post a come-from-behind 78-72 overtime win over bitter rivals Ateneo De Manila last June 7, 2008 in Filoil Flying V Preseason Invitational at The Arena in San Juan.
Casio was a mere spectator along the sidelines due to an injured hand, so Rico Maierhofer, James Mangahas and Hyram Bagatsing stepped up when it mattered most to bail out the Green Archers.
After Bagatsing hit a game-tying triple with 7.8 seconds left in regulation, swingman Peejay Barua scored the first five points in overtime to stretch the Green Archers’ lead to 70-65 with 2:45 left in the extra period. Ateneo’s Chris Tiu and Nonoy Baclao scored after that juncture, but the Blue Eagles failed to contain coach Franz Pumaren’s wards down the stretch.
Maierhofer and Mangahas made their presence felt by scoring 18 points apiece, while Bagatsing, a rookie off-guard, added 15 for the defending UAAP champions.
“We [were] undermanned in this game because we only [had] 11 players. Casio and Bader Malabes are still out. But we’re lucky to win this one. Our stepped up their games,� Pumaren said.
“Right now we are still 75 percent. We’re not totally in great shape. And we want to use this preseason tournament for the coming UAAP season. Hopefully we can peak in time for UAAP,� he added.
The Green Archers and San Beda Red Lions both topped Group B with 6-1 records, but De La Salle clinched the top spot owing to a more superior quotient. They will face No. 4 Mapua in the quarters beginning this Tuesday.
Ateneo, meanwhile, fell to 4-3 and the No. 3 spot in Group A, behind University of the East and Adamson University, both of whom have 5-2 records. The Blue Eagles play the Falcons in another quarterfinal tiff.
The Katipunan-based cagers drew 20 points from Tiu and 13 markers from rookie Ryan Buenafe.
Doing what their senior counterparts couldn’t, the Ateneo Blue Eaglets, meanwhile, bested La Salle Green Hills, 82-72, in the lone junior’s exhibition match. Incoming high school junior Ael Banal led the Blue Eaglets with 21 points.
The Scores:
First Game
ATENEO 82 - Banal 21, J. Dumrique 18, Enriquez 15, Ravena 9, Tiongson 7, Reyes 7, Bugarin 6, Dumrique 6, Pessumal 6, C. Dumrique 2, Gamboa 1.
LA SALLE 72 - Mikee Reyes 21, Flores 19, Martin Reyes 14, Franco 7, Henares 4, Vergara 2, Malimban 2, Marcus Reyes 2, Cruz 2.
Quarters: 17-13, 36-36, 59-56, 82-72.
Second Game
LA SALLE 78 - Mangahas 18, Maierhofer 18, Bagatsing 15, Atkins 8, Barua 7, Revilla 6, Walsham 6.
ATENEO 72 - Tiu 20, Bunafe 13, Baclao 7, Chua 5, Al-Hussaini 5, Reyes 3, Salva 3, Salamat 2.
Quarters: 14-13, 20-22, 43-38, 65-65, 78-72.
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JA
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Sunday, 8 June 2008 at 2:03 am
The Blue Eagles will be facing No.4 team Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers in the quaterfinals.
Does this mean 1vs2 and 3vs4 within the groups and not the usual Final4 setup which is 1vs4 and 2vs3? Can you clarify this sir Josef. Thanks..
marquis
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Sunday, 8 June 2008 at 9:39 am
Bad coaching by Norman Black in today’s game. Why in the hell did he put Baldos instead of Justin Chua in the 2nd? Baldos does not really have that much bball IQ imo. And when Chua was finally finding his groove (and playing good zone D), Black benches Chua for Rabeh. Tsk tsk. Finally, Buenafe is a stud. He reminds me of Paul Pierce. Not that fast, but has great upper body strength. Why wasn’t Vince Burke in the line-up or courtside during the match? Same thing goes for the Yugo player of DLSU.
myzteriouz
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Sunday, 8 June 2008 at 1:39 pm
Marko Batricevic might’ve been protecting himself because of that ACL injury he had last year. Vince Burke would be ready before the UAAP season since he just graduated from Faith Academy (I think)
rejan lee's number 1 fan
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Sunday, 8 June 2008 at 3:04 pm
LET REJAN PLAY!
yellow_we
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Sunday, 8 June 2008 at 3:36 pm
Shame on me, how come I missed watching this game!?! Darn! Anyway, congrats to both squads! Kudos to Eagles and the Archers for giving another hell of a game yesterday.
antonio
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Sunday, 8 June 2008 at 9:35 pm
Nasaan yung schedule ng mga games for Tuesday? Kung sino ang kanilang makakalaban?
antonio
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Sunday, 8 June 2008 at 9:38 pm
Mr Josef, nagbabanggit ka ng mga groupings ng mga team eh kami hindi namin alam kung saan naka group yung team namin. Matatapos na itong liga ni hindi ko alam kung saan naka bracket ang UE. Tsk tsk …
antonio
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Sunday, 8 June 2008 at 9:45 pm
Sa mga La Salle at Ateneo fans, sa Wednesday laro ng la salle at ateneo for Nike summer league. Ang winner nito will advance to finals and face either UE or FEU.
Tanong ko lang? Bakit nagbago ang price ng ticket kahapon. Ano ba ang special doon dahil ba both la salle and ateneo ay mayayaman. Dati may P10 for upper box pero kahapon wala. Yung P50 for lower box naging P100. Baki normal game naman yung la salle at ateneo seniors ha. Yung NU at UP kahapon binalik kaya ang ticket price sa dati? Kung binalik sa dati, something wrong! Just asking kasi mahirap lang kami pumunta ako to watch those two teams pero nabigla ako sa price ng ticket. Buti na lang may extra money ako paano kung wala. Tsk Tsk … P10 lang ang kayo ko no!
marquis
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Sunday, 8 June 2008 at 10:36 pm
rejan lee’s a loser. take him off the team.
mike
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Sunday, 8 June 2008 at 10:40 pm
Hi Antonio,
I too I’m anxious to learn of the schedule. Please be patient. The organizers don’t work on weekends. We assure you we are on top of it. Please stay tuned.
sun
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Sunday, 8 June 2008 at 10:44 pm
@mike tom po kaya? holiday rin pero kahit tom night kahit late na sir id appreciate it.
2logski
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Monday, 9 June 2008 at 3:04 pm
when will be the final four
antonio
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Monday, 9 June 2008 at 5:20 pm
Paano yan 3 days walang pasok eh di tomorrow morning pa namin malalaman o baka bukas results ng mga games ang makikita namin. Ni hindi ko nga alam kung anong oras ba 12, 2 4, 6 pm ang laro ng team ko. Hindi ko rin alam kung sino ang makakalaban … La Salle ba, Ateneo ba, Adamson ba, Feu ba, JRU ba, San Beda ba. Manghuhula na lang ba ako ng oras at team kung sino ang kalaban ng school ko. Tsk, tsk, dapat yan systematic na. Hindi katuwiran kung walang gagawa sa weekends?
popblue
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Monday, 9 June 2008 at 11:52 pm
overtime win for the archers! Great game.Seryosong seryoso!
hik
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 at 10:10 am
Hey Mike, how come inboundpass is not covering the nike summer league?
optimus321
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Thursday, 12 June 2008 at 7:50 am
Bagatsing kid is amazing…and he is a rookie???Hyram Bagatsing is a gem of a player !
Good find this kid will definitely help the Green Archers with their title retention drive in the UAAP