UE routs Fighting Maroons by season-high 29
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UNIVERSITY of the East bounced back from a stunning setback against Adamson last week by scoring a lopsided 87-58 victory over host University of the Philippines in the 71st UAAP men’s basketball tournament last July 24, 2008 at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.
Lanky power forward Hans Thiele tallied 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field along with five rebounds and two blocks, while slotman Pari Llagas poured in 10 and hauled down seven boards for the Red Warriors.
The Red Warriors, who led by as much as 40 points in the final period, upped their record to 3-2, while the Fighting Maroons suffered their fourth setback in five games.
“We played with a lot of effort and aggressiveness,” said UE coach Dindo Pumaren. “We started strong, and it looked like UP was shocked because our big men also delivered.”
The UE backcourt also did their share, as James Martinez added 12 markers and four boards, while Raffy Reyes registered 11.
Thiele dominated the early minutes, scoring nine points to propel the Red Warriors to an early lead at the end of first quarter, 27-12.
UE also underscored its defensive prowess, limiting the Fighting Maroons to just eight points in the second quarter while scoring 19 to close the half with a 26-point lead.
Forward Val Acuña’s jumper with 6:33 left gave the Red Warriors an 83-43 lead in the fourth quarter, their largest of the game.
The Red Warriors capitalized on the Fighting Maroons’ 26 turnovers by tallying 25 points off them.
Forwards Woody Co and Jay Agbayani paced the State University with 11 and 10 markers, respectively.
Individual Scores:
UE 87 – Thiele 15, Martinez 12, Reyes 11, Llagas 10, Arellano 9, Lee 7, Acuña 5, Lingganay 5, Bandaying 4, Espiritu 4, Zamar 3, Noble 1, Flores 1, Duran 0.
UP 58 – Co 11, Agbayani 10, Reyes 9, Gamboa 8, Lopez 6, Sison 4, Sorongon 4, de Asis 3, Braganza 2, Hipolito 1, Pajela 0, Astorga 0, Marfori 0, dela Victoria 0, Maniego 0.
Quarter scores: 27-12; 46-20; 71-33; 87-58
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the-bedista-bomb
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Friday, 25 July 2008 at 12:25 am
sa wakas, nakita ko din naglaro si acuna.
kapit-bahay, kamusta? hahaha
Charlie
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Friday, 25 July 2008 at 9:32 am
Our colleague Tony Atayde predicted UP would only win once this season. They accomplished that on opening day vs NU. The rest of us said they’d probably win one or two more. Somehow, at the rate things are going, Tony is proving to be prophetic. UP is back to playing like a juniors team in a seniors league. How the UP faithful wish every day was opening day!
Cholo
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Friday, 25 July 2008 at 9:47 am
@sir Charlie: I’m thinking that UP’s gonna win a couple more games too! But then again, obviously this year’s not their year (again).
Sa totoo lang, nung napanood ko laban nila against NU during the opening weekend, akala ko kaya na nila. Nasabi ko pa nga sa kapatid kong kasama kong nanood: “O, may karibal na ulit ang Ateneo sa Katipunan!” But the way things are going…
But then, I think we should give UP a chance. Let’s see how they’ll do in Round 2. Excited pa rin naman ako para sa kanila kahit maraming nagsasabi na hindi na sila mananalo ulit. :)