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DLSU blows out Fighting Maroons despite sluggish start

by Rey Joble
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DE LA SALLE bucked a sluggish first half before knocking the wind out of University of the Philippines to score an 81-61 rout in the 71st UAAP seniors basketball tournament last August 10, 2008 at the Philsports Arena.

The defending champions, who shot a woeful 38.8 percent from the field, turned up the pressure on defense to tighten its grip on solo second with a 7-2 record.

“We struggled on offense, so what we did was we doubled our efforts on the defensive end and that resulted to a lot of fastbreak baskets for us,” said La Salle coach Franz Pumaren.

DLSU scored 18 points on transition, 12 more than the Fighting Maroons, who were also clobbered on the boards, 39-53.

Forward Rico Maierhofer finished with 19 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks in what was easily another MVP-like performance for him. JV Casio contributed 17 points, six assists and three steals while James Mangahas had 16 markers and
seven boards.

Swingman Peejay Barua joined in the fray and chipped in 10 points off the bench for the Green Archers.

From a slim 34-30 lead at the half, the Green Archers outscored the Maroons, 47-31 in the second half. Maierhofer had nine of his total output in the third period when the Archers started to pull away, 59-48, entering the final quarter.

Mangahas had 13 second-half points while Barua added eight in the fourth period as the Taft outfit outplayed the Maroons in the final 20 minutes.

Despite securing his team’s seventh win, Pumaren is bracing for tougher battles ahead in the second round. “Teams are finished trying to feel their way around. Now it’s time for the tough grind,” said Pumaren, who led De La Salle to a rare four-peat from 1998-2001, the longest since University of Santo Tomas’ own streak from 1993-96.

Only Martin Reyes finished in double-figures for UP with 21 points, 15 of which came from three-point range.

The scores:

De La Salle 81 – Maierhofer 19, Casio 17, Mangahas 16, Barua 10, Walsham 6, Villanueva 5, Revilla 5, Ferdinand 2, Malabes 1, Webb 0, Mendoza 0, Chandumal 0, Bagatsing 0, Lee 0.

UP 61 – Reyes 21, Co 9, Agbayani 9, Sorongon 8, Astorga 4, Sison 4, Lopez 4, Braganza 2, Pajela 0, Marfori 0, dela Victoria 0, Hipolito 0.

Quarter scores: 19-9; 34-30; 59-48; 81-61

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  • martian  Add karma Subtract karma  --1
    Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 7:34 pm

    its been said time and again: “offense wins games… defense wins championships.” the DLSU defense is getting better with each game. it will be perfect in time for final four!

    ANIMO LASALLE!!!

  • Chris  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 9:40 pm

    Woah, DLSU won! I’m just wondering, What’s the excuse now??? Cause last time it’s wrong pair of shorts… Maybe this time, it’s wrong pair of shoes or wrong underware perhaps?… (*wink *wink)

  • Chief Waka-waka  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 9:49 pm

    hindi wrong underwear, NO UNDERWEAR! hehe

  • Chris  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 10:01 pm

    to chief waka-waka

    sorry bout that, hahahaha (this is awkward)

  • Chris  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 10:02 pm

    look at my spelling guys …. —> underWARE!!! hahaha

  • starcrossed  Add karma Subtract karma  --1
    Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 10:14 pm

    offense wins games… defense wins championships but cheating is the only way for DLSU to win…

  • Chris  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 10:28 pm

    to starcrossed:

    can you back that up? (atleast lasalle has the balls to admit a mistake, dlsu did not wait for somebody to get shot)

    PEACE!!!

  • sbc asa!  Add karma Subtract karma  --1
    Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 11:14 pm

    UE is good in wrestling but not in basketball… UE=squatter

  • damn!!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 11:45 pm

    starcrossed,

    dude thats an old excuse.. gayahin nyo ateneo maganda excuse.. “win or lose, its the school we choose”.. sobrang bulok na yang excuse na cheating or binayaran.. ibahin mo naman!!

    an1mo!!

  • iamthegam3  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Monday, 11 August 2008 at 12:10 am

    @starcrossed

    Again with the consipracy theories….hehehe…hnd ba kayo nasasawa sa mga naiisip nyo? talagang whether la salle wins or loses..naglalabasan ang mga dlsu haters..hehe..wag na lang natin cla patulan…

    totoo talaga ang kasabihan na “greatness breeds hate..”

    Anyway, good win for DLSU, valiant effort for State U, martin reyes was shooting well but that’s not enough to beat the defending champs…

    ANIMO LA SALLE

  • Ang Luntiang Kaisipan  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Monday, 11 August 2008 at 12:35 am

    @starcrossed

    Basahin mo yung naka sulat na ito sa article: “Now it’s time for the tough grind,â€? said Pumaren, who led De La Salle to a rare four-peat from 1998-2001, the longest since University of Santo Tomas’ own streak from 1993-96.”

    Alin dun sa apat na championship na yun ng La Salle ang nakuha sa “cheating”?

    Tama si damn!! Bulok na yang excuse na yan!

    @sbc asa!

    yun namang mga comment na UE=squater ay pwede naman natin siguro iwasan…

    La Sallista akong puro, pero di squater ang tingin ko sa UE at sigurado ako na marami ding mga La Sallista ang may ganitong paniniwala.

    PEACE…ANIMO LA SALLE!!!

  • MORNING WOODy co  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Monday, 11 August 2008 at 1:20 am

    well granted na baka naman hindi talaga squatter pero ang playing style nila talagang pang larong kalye. tingnan mo ginawa nila sa dlsu 1st round game, atkins, marko, rico, mangahas, rico ulit, lahat nasaktan. tapos ngayon jankhe and garcia (when he was playing very well)
    coincidence? i think not. panuorin nyo laro nila, ang daming wayward na siko, ang daming second motion, kanina napanood ko live sumiko sa mukha si james “crush ng bayang bading” martinez buti hindi tumama at hindi rin nakita ng ref. at si hans “buti ako may excuse na mukhang aeta ako” thiele ang hilig din sa siko at sumalo ng tumatalon sa rebound. pati si marcy “bakit pang-babae ang pangalan ko” arellano humataw sa ulo ni casio nung second round. buti nga natawagan ng unsportsmanlike foul at yun pa ang kinatalo nila. again, baka hindi sadya manakit pero the proof is in the pudding ang dami nang nasaktan na kalaban nila.

  • OUCH  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Monday, 11 August 2008 at 2:58 am

    I guess they’ll be able to pull a championship (or atleast a final four slot) if all the players from other teams either have broken bone or head trauma.

  • nike123  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Monday, 11 August 2008 at 3:12 am

    oo nga di naman squatter ang UE ah.. wag naman ganyan!

    @morning

    hindi ata na “injure” sa UE si rico eh.. eh kasi after isa or dalwang possesions nakabalik na siya. free throw pa nga yun ng ue eh ang taas pa nya tumalon! hahaha.. but observation lang un.

    another point: si rico na “injure” rin sa ateneo-lasalle eh.. wag mo sabihing squatter ang Ateneo? hehehe..

    just pointing out facts.

  • donnie_darko  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Monday, 11 August 2008 at 8:44 am

    starcrossed,

    I think that’s all bitterness speaking. 110% bitterness. Sorry, pero ganun talaga lumalabas e. All due respect to you. You wouldn’t want to bring yourself way down to that level now, would you? Come on. I think you’re way better than that.

  • donnie_darko  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Monday, 11 August 2008 at 8:53 am

    nike123,

    Oo nga, di naman talaga squatter ang UE e, and whoever said that, that’s really uncalled for, I agree.

    But what the majority is merely pointing out here is the eerie coincidence that occurred during yesterday’s game wherein another player, this time from NU, was taken out on a gurney, and taken to the hospital due to a bad fall.. The eerie coincidence here is that NU was playing UE, the same team DLSU played against when Simon, Marko, James and Rico where injured.

    I bet if it were the other way around, and these injuries happened to teams playing against DLSU you would say something like this, maybe even something worse considering the fact that you are a La Salle hater.

  • wawawiwa  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Monday, 11 August 2008 at 8:54 am

    the maroons should dropped the “fighting” from their monickers. di bagay.

  • donnie_darko  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Monday, 11 August 2008 at 8:54 am

    the same team DLSU played against when Simon, Marko, James and Rico where injured.

    I’m sorry, I’d like to correct myself. That’s WERE, instead of where.

  • Freud  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Monday, 11 August 2008 at 11:11 am

    @ MORNING WOODYco

    Basketball is a sport na mahirap maiwasan ang injuries.

    Alam yan ng mga coach ng Lasalle at coach ng NU kaya di sila nagreklamo.

    Kung gusto mo mag refree ka na lang.

    isa pa.

    para kang binabae kung magcomment…

    racist ka pa…

    kahit mga hirap sa buhay at di nakapag aral mas may manners pa sayo.

    shame…


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