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Tiu, Ateneo steal Nike plum from Red Warriors

by Josef Ramos
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CHRIS Tiu showed once again why he’s one of collegiate basketball’s most lethal finishers.

Ateneo de Manila University’s team captain hit the go-ahead jumper to lead the Blue Eagles to a come-from-behind 65-64 win against the University of the East Red Warriors in the championship game of the 2008 Nike Summer League last June 16, 2008 at the Philsports Arena.

Tiu, who will be playing in his final year with Ateneo in the coming Universities Athletic Association of the Philippines [UAAP] campaign, scored 11 points, including the title-winning jumpshot with 26.8 seconds left in the game.

Tiu’s jumper also capped off his team’s 8-0 scoring blitz in the final 3:25, which helped the Blue Eagles come back from a 57-64 deficit and take the lead – and game – for good.

“We still have to work on our defense because it is a little suspect at times. We are about 60 percent but this victory is certainly a morale booster coming into the UAAP,” said Ateneo coach Norman Black.

Center Rabeh Al-Hussaini followed up a dominant 20-point, seven-rebound outing in the semifinals against De La Salle with 18 markers and 10 boards, while rookie Ryan Buenafe registered nine points.

UE point guard James Martinez seemed to have given his squad a comfortable margin after converting on a triple with 3:25 to go in the game. It turned out to be the Red Warriors’ final basket of the tournament.

Martinez scored 11 points, while Paul Lee had nine for the losing Warriors. Pari Llagas turned in seven points and 10 rebounds for the Recto-based squad, which was playing for a second straight day after winning the Filoil title the day before.

Ateneo’s Eric Salamat was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, and was accompanied in the the Mythical Five by De La Salle’s Rico Maierhofer and Peejay Barua, Llagas, and Far Eastern University’s Mark Barroca.

Individual Scores:

ADMU 65 – Al-Hussaini 18, Tiu 11, Buenafe 9, Salamat 7, Escueta 7, Baldos 6, Baclao 5, Austria 2, Long 0, Gonzaga 0, Chua 0.

UE 64 – Martinez 11, Lee 9, Lingganay 8, Espiritu 7, Llagas 7, Bandaying 6, Thiele 6, Etrone 4, Zamar 4, Reyes 2, Alabanza 0.

Quarter Scores: 13-25; 30-37; 47-53; 65-64

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  • jesson  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Tuesday, 19 August 2008 at 8:22 pm

    ateneos next game is against UE, the only way to stop UE is to neutralize the points of martinez and dont let him get a momentum especially in 3 pts area, also you have to guard the most in UE is thiel and espiritu, dont let UE 3 pointers to make 3 all the time, one big fight

  • jesson  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 15 August 2008 at 5:50 pm

    ateneo has lots of good, great and handsome players in their line up tiu, burke, long, and salva, they had great and wonderful crowd they had the best school hymn today

  • jesson  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 15 August 2008 at 5:50 pm

    ateneo has lots of good, great and handsome players in their line up tiu, burke, long, and salva, they had great and wonderful crown they had the best school hymn today

  • greenmania  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 3 July 2008 at 4:18 pm

    i doubt if La Sallian si GreenNinja, hindi ganyan attitude ng mga student ng DLSU.

  • zen  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Saturday, 21 June 2008 at 12:58 am

    tama ka friend!! Go Ateneo!!! One Big Fight!!

  • friend  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 20 June 2008 at 10:23 pm

    Congrats ADMU!!

  • friend  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 20 June 2008 at 10:23 pm

    Ateneo beats La Salle (70-60)

    Ateneo beats UE (65-64)

    yahoo!!

  • zen  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 20 June 2008 at 2:29 pm

    di ako naniniwala dyan sa sinasabe mo, tri-sem ang La Salle nuh kaya di na nila kailangan umasa sa Benilde…saka kahit totoo un, anu naman, magaling pa rin naman ang education ng La Salle..Basta ako mataas ang respeto ko sa Ateneo(my alma mater!!) at La Salle(kahit rivals sila..)dahil sila lang ang dalawang schools with level IV accreditation..
    Go Ateneo!! one Big fight!!

  • zen  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 20 June 2008 at 2:27 pm

    di ako naniniwala dyan sa sinasabe, magaling ang tri-sem ang La Salle nuh..saka kahit totoo un, anu naman, magaling pa rin naman ang education ng La Salle..Basta ako mataas ang respeto ko sa Ateneo(my alma mater!!) at La Salle(kahit rivals sila..)dahil sila lang ang dalawang schools with level IV accreditation..
    Go Ateneo!! one Big fight!!

  • GreenNinja  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 20 June 2008 at 2:24 pm

    Ayoko na ng La Salle, alam nyo bang 50% ng pera ng La Salle comes from Benilde?? Ang daya nila nuh?? Kailangan pa nila ng Benilde at ayaw magrely sa tuition ng studyante nila tulad ng San Beda,UST,Ateneo at Adamson.. Magsama sila ng UP na madaya rin, asa ng asa sa gobyerno..

  • zen  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 20 June 2008 at 2:16 pm

    update naman dyan regarding UDO..saka please paki-interview Si FRANK LIM AT SI EKWE, curious lang ako kung anong palagay nila regarding the disapperance of UDO..

  • zen  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 20 June 2008 at 2:12 pm

    sori green ninja sa mga comments ko sayo.. HAHAHA, NABIGLA LANG..joke lang yun ahh..

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