Blue Eagles clip FEU, maintain solo UAAP leadership
Saturday, 9 August 2008 1,482 Views / 31 Comments
ATENEO de Manila managed to convert only a single field goal in the final three minutes of its game against Far Eastern University. Fortunately for the Loyola faithful, it was more than enough.
Big man Rabeh Al-Hussaini delivered the only field goal for the Blue Eagles in that crucial stretch, but was decisive enough as his squad averted a near endgame collapse and preserved a tense 78-74 win over the Tamaraws in the 71st UAAP seniors basketball tournament last August 9, 2008 at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.
“When you lose a big lead, the best thing you can do is to win a game at a crucial stage,” said Ateneo coach Norman Black. “You can’t control things like that when you are at the sidelines. But we won it in the endgame and that’s the important thing.”
Al-Hussaini’s 16-point, nine-rebound effort was complemented by the efforts of Eric Salamat, who scorched the Tams with a game-high 18 points, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc.
The Blue Eagles saw their nine-point lead in the final 3:32 wiped out by a
determined charge from the Morayta-based squad. By way of a 1-2-2 halfcourt zone trap, FEU was able to force Ateneo to commit costly miscues.
That resulted to an 8-0 blast capped off by an Andy Barroca basket off a Benedict Fernandez feed, which shoved the Tamaraws within striking distance, 74-76.
Instead of panicking, though, Black sued for time and mapped up one important play at the low block for Al-Hussaini. Sensing the Tamaraws’ lack of height at the post, he scored easily with 51 seconds remaining to give the Blue Eagles a slightly larger advantage at 78-74.
The Tamaraws had several chances to rescue the game. Forward Aldrech Ramos was fouled by Ryan Buenafe with 35 seconds to play, but muffed both charities that could have cut the deficit further.
In FEU’s next possession, Barroca was called for a travelling violation, which enabled Ateneo to secure its seventh win in eight matches to keep the Blue and White atop the team standings.
“We didn’t come out prepared against FEU’s 1-2-2 halfcourt press. That’s why we lost our big lead,” said Black. “But the good thing we did today is we challenged their perimeter shooting pretty well. We also hammered them inside because we knew we had the advantage, with FEU lacking big men.”
So effective was FEU’s trapping defense that it resulted to 33 points off turnovers. But Black has Salamat to thank for.
The 2005 NCAA juniors MVP, along with Kirk Long, hit back-to-back treys that opened up a fourth period upsurge for Ateneo, which took its biggest lead of the game at 67-52 with still 8:10 left.
The Tamaraws rallied though. A 13-4 run capped by Reil Cervantes’ inside bucket moved FEU to within four, 67-71. Salamat, however, responded quickly and knocked down his fourth three-pointer of the game to give Ateneo a 74-67 advantage, with 4:52 remaining on the clock.
“Eric is the anchor of our second team. He could have been the starter, but Chris Tiu is still playing with us. The good thing about him is he makes the most out of the time given to him and he can always be counted on when called off the bench,” said Black.
Cervantes led FEU with 14 markers, while Paul Sanga had 12. FEU dropped to third place as it absorbed its third loss in eight meetings.
The scores:
Ateneo 78 – Salamat 18, Tiu 16, Al-Hussaini 16, Buenafe 10, Long 5, Reyes 5, Baldos 3, Baclao 3, Salva 2, Austria 0, Nkemakolam 0, Escueta 0.
FEU 74 – Cervantes 14, Sanga 13, Fernandez 11, Barroca 9, Cawaling 7, Knuttel 6, Alisbo 5, Adolfo 4, Ramos 3, Tanuan 2, Macazo 0, Cabagnot 0.
Quarter scores: 13-15; 36-33; 57-51; 78-74
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Congratulations to the Blue Eagles on your victory!
It seems that the 71st UAAP season is turning out to be a really good season for you, being on top of the standing…beware though of the school at the no. 2 spot…
I have said in my other post that as a La Sallian, I am of course hoping for a La Salle-Ateneo Finals because I believe there can be nothing better than this in the UAAP…
So here’s hoping that both our teams play well for the remainder of the season and that they do not allow UST, FEU, or UE to spoil “our” party…
Animo La Salle!!!
The clip clip is normally used for winged mascots. To “clip wings” is to disable the bird to fly. Hence if Ateneo or Adamson is beaten, a headline such as Tamaraws clip Eagles or Archers clip Falcons is appropriate. Not the other way around.
My suggestion for this headline is
1) (Ateneo oriented) Blue Eagles claw Tamaraws or
2) (FEU oriented) Blue Eagles corral Tamaraws.
Just a suggestion…
Pardon me. My first sentence should have been “The verb to clip is normally used for winged mascots.”
To err is human…
THIS TIME BALANCED ANG ATENEO BLUE EAGLES, DI TULAD NG NAKARAAN NA ISANG PLAYER LANG. KAYA PALA SECOND STRINGER LANG SI ERIC SALAMAT BECAUSE OF CHRIS TIU. SIGURO PATI SI KIRK LONG BECAUSE OF RYAN BUENAFE.
NAAWA AKO KAY KIRK LONG, SOPHOMORE SLUMP BECAUSE OF A REVELATION OF A ROOKIE / FRESHMAN.
@De Ocampo Cobra
i agree on what you said.. kawawa c kirk long.. kc kha ni ryan ung playing time n dpat sa kanya.. xD
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bakit si Sanga 16 minutes lang ang nilaro? nung second half nawala siya. mainit siya nung 1st half tpos nawala.
clip isn’t just for wings bud. you clip toenails too which means you take them off. so the use of clip here is perfectly fine.
ateneo has the best hymn, crowd, color of uniform and most of all basketball player, astig one big fight
mr cobra, ung kay kirk long he was the starter sa lahat ng ibang tournaments nung pre-season but he didnt perform up to expectations. in fact he has been playing terribly which is why he wwas benched and by the way yup ryan buenafe is woah haha. as for the starting of salamat, its not who starts that matters but who ends the game. article has no mention of tiu who had 16 pts 7 reb and 3 assists. he was the one who kept the eagles in the driver’s seat when the tams were making a run sa third quarer. and btw, chris tiu is really good in boxing out! no wonder gus get called for alot of fouls trying to jump over him hehe no flopping there.
it was a good game by both squad! kudos to FEU again for showing they got heart and almost getting a win… congrats to ADMU, glad to see that it wasn’t a one man show!
ADMU – DLSU finals? or DLSU – FEU?
i wish it would be DLSU vs ADMU in the final four not in the finals…
Animo LASALLE!!!
so if FEU,Ateneo & DLSU are the teams already considered to the f4. cnu ung isa p? would it be UST or UE?
ryt now, FEU is 5-3, UE 5-4 , UST 4-4..
super dikit pdin.. and pdwe p cla mag pang abot sa 5-4 s thursday, ‘KUNG” ..mttlo ng Adamson ang FEU.. at ng UST ang Ateneo
ano meron kay Sanga, bakit hindi siya pinalaro sa second half ni coach glenn kahit na nag-init siya nung 1st half?
whoa.
jimmy santos scored 10 pts. :)
The verb “clip” is usually used in sports reports to describe a close game, won in the final moments.
chief waka-waka…
coach glenn pulled out paul sanga from the court kahit na mainit yung laro nya nung first half was because mainit na rin yung ulo ni sanga…looks like ayaw isugal ni coach glenn si paul…
ah ganun ba, pero hindi halata na mainit ulo niya.
wala raw kasing depensa! pinashoot ni sanga si tiu
@chief waka waka
bagay silang dalawa.. hehehe..
what was the news about the condition of baracauel?
to nike123,
this is a forum for comments and observations. profanity has no place here. even though we all know that the nabro refs are not good, we have to refrain from comments that young readers interested in the sport of basketball will read and be influenced by.
hinay lang……
Ateneo chants “Luto” when calls don’t go their way…even curses the refs and some FEU players…they didn’t realize FEU did not have a single free throw in the 1st half…you can never please them…pag nahabol sila Luto, pag lamang sila nang-aasar…hahaha…kay Narvasa kayo magreklamo!!!
Paul Sanga was adviced by the doctors to play a maximum of 10 minutes a game, so as not to aggravate his injury and to recover fully. that is the reason his minutes is lacking. come Finals well see rainy threes from him. hehee
@miguel
“this is a forum for comments and observations. profanity has no place here. even though we all know that the nabro refs are not good, we have to refrain from comments that young readers interested in the sport of basketball will read and be influenced by.
hinay lang……”
You hit the nail on the head buddy. As much as I agree with nike123′s assessment, let’s please keep the profanity to a minimum.
@LOL
“Ateneo chants “Luto� when calls don’t go their way…even curses the refs and some FEU players…they didn’t realize FEU did not have a single free throw in the 1st half…you can never please them…pag nahabol sila Luto, pag lamang sila nang-aasar…hahaha…kay Narvasa kayo magreklamo!!!�
Were you able to watch the game? There was a ton of bad calls by NABRO vs. Ateneo. The crowd was merely voicing out their displeasure at the refs. Also FEU didn’t get a single freethrow in the 1st half not because the refs were in favor of the Eagles, but because the Tams were chucking outside shots the entire time. They were not aggressive in driving the ball inside. Not hard to comprehend why though. With Baracael and Kave gone, they were undersized and no match for the UAAP’s best interior defense anchored by Baclao.
wawawiwa,
Tamaraws do not have toe nails. They do not even have toes.
triplewgf,
No, clip is not used for close games. It is used for a more poetic reporting of games much like “Suns burn the Lakers” or “Archers shoot down Falcons”. If you google “clip eagles” or “clip hawks” you will find thousands of hits regardless if the games were close or not. You wont find anyone writing about a certain team clipping the celtics or lakers or any other non avian mascot unless the writer didn’t know better.
Again, this was just a suggestion. If the writer prefers to use clip the way he currently uses it, then he has the poetic license to do so. Perhaps as wawawiwa has pointed out, he meant that the Eagles were clipping the Tamaraw nails.
where the hell did i say they had toenails? i just gave you another use of the word clip since it was quite obvious that you thought it was just for wings. try reading the posts for a change
Los Angeles CLIPpers? =)
Wawawiwa,
The headline was used for tamaraws. I wrote my comment in light of the headline. Please enlighten me. What in my comment made you think I thought the only use for the word clip is in clipping wings?
Furthermore, when you said that the use of clip is perfectly fine in the headline, I agreed in so far as the writer has a poetic license to do so. Im just saying that I do have to stretch my imagination how an eagle will clip a tamaraw. My best effort was to imagine a Tamaraw (person from FEU) having his toenails cut by an Atenean. How that translates to an Ateneo win is still beyond me.
Just for the sake of discussion. =) Peace.
Fabilioh,
Clippers are fast ships. Once upon a time, these were the fastest ocean going vessels. Some say, the term was derived since these ships “clip” time off the normal voyage across the oceans. Hence, clippers normally “outrun” adversaries while adversaries normally “sink” Clippers. It is interesting when you say Lakers sink Clippers when Clippers are found nowhere near a lake. =)
I think the team was nicknamed Clippers since California was a main port of ocean going clippers of a bygone era.
@belboy
yes, the Clippers were named as such when they were still in San Diego due to the city’s harbor and busy port. thanks for the additional info, however i do know my NBA quite well.
reading the discussions about the word “clip” gave me a good laugh though. =)