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Ateneo pulls off escape act over FEU

by Mia Domingo
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ATENEO DE MANILA University’s championship mettle was put to the test – one that it passed.

The Blue Eagles proved to be the more composed team down the stretch as they held off a late Far Eastern University charge, 63-59, in UAAP Season 72 opening weekend action at the Araneta Coliseum last July 12.

Ateneo sophomore Ryan Buenafe’s split charities from the free throw line with 13.6 seconds left proved to be the game-winner as Tamaraws rookie guard RR Garcia botched a contested three-pointer that would have sent the game into overtime.

Season 72 Most Valuable Player Rabeh Al-Hussaini converted on a couple of crucial baskets down the stretch that gave the Blue Eagles a seven-point edge, 61-54, after FEU had staged a rally to knot the game at 54-all. Al-Hussaini, playing in his final year, scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

Before that sequence, Ateneo seemed to have the game under control, leading by as many as 12, 37-25, after a Nico Salva triple with 2:14 left in the first half. FEU veterans Aldrech Ramos and Mark Barroca, though, brought the Tams back to life. All in all, Ramos and Barroca tallied 15 and 12 points, respectively.

Aiding the cause of the defending champions was Nonoy Baclao, who, despite being held scoreless, caromed 11 boards and swatted away five FEU shots. Returnee Emman Monfort was also a key cog off the bench, scoring eight points.

After the game, Ateneo coach Norman Black said, “We played pretty well in the first half. This is not a statement game because coming into the game, we knew we will be playing the toughest team in the league today, and this is a confidence booster that we beat them. FEU is very athletic and I’m glad we were able to match up with it. I hope we win a lot more. [Also, Monfort] has been playing really well in practice and I’m glad he delivered today.”

The scores:

Ateneo 63 – Al-Hussaini 18, Buenafe 10, Salva 9, Salamat 8, Monfort 8, Reyes 7, Long 3, Golla 0, Chua 0, Baclao 0, Austria 0.

FEU 59 – Ramos 15, Barroca 12, Noundou 9, Garcia 8, Cervantes 6, Cawaling 4, Sanga 3, Knuttel 2, Exciminiano 0, Eguilos 0, Caluag 0.

Quarter scores: 17-11, 40-29, 50-47, 63-59.


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  • nick the greek  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 5:14 pm

    37-35 UE by 2 at halftime

  • kumnag  Add karma Subtract karma  --1
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 5:38 pm

    @kimby

    si rabeh bano?

    pero mukhang puro poste yung pagtibag niya sa inyo eh diba?

    kumag.

  • kumag  Add karma Subtract karma  --1
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 5:41 pm

    UE = The country’s premium chokers. (khhk… khhk..)

    Ateneo just made a chokeslam. Best lineup talaga 1 to 12.

    FEU = feeling top team.

  • kumag  Add karma Subtract karma  --1
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 6:10 pm

    Ateneo Blue Eagles beats UE Red Chokers by 15 points
    UE beat DLSU by 19

    So what if pa kaya kung Ateneo-Lasalle na?

    ADMU will beat DLSU by 34 kaya?

    hahahahhaa.

  • Swine Flew  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 6:13 pm

    umulit daw kasi ng medyas si Chongson kaya namalas.

  • me  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 6:46 pm

    Magaling talaga ang AdMU. Double whammy on UE because I think they have an idiot for a coach.

    Mga pare, ano ba talaga ang nangyari sa 2Q at 3Q? Eto ang mga tanong:

    1. What’t the story with the triples? Utos ba ni Chongson na mag 3-pointer all the way o pinabayaan lang nya?

    2. Alam naman ng lahat lalo na nating mga “expert” na kailangan dikitan si al Hussaini para di makabwelo. Bakit hindi tinapatan ng enforcer? 27 pts ang ginawa!

    3. Anong mga adjustment ang inutos nya matapos habulin ng AdMU yung 17 pt deficit?

    This is a Norman Black victory more than anything else. Superior coaching. Dalawang beses lang nagwala si Rabeh. Kinontrol agad ng mga kasamahan nya.

    It’s looking good for UST.

  • blue_ray  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 6:52 pm

    the green mind predicted feu vs ue in the finals.

    more like tams vs warriors for the right to meed the defending champs.

    ONE BIG FIGHT!

  • Swine Flew  Add karma Subtract karma  +2
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 6:56 pm

    bakit kasi babae ang coach ng UE?

  • me  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 7:00 pm

    @blue_ray

    “the green mind predicted feu vs ue in the finals”

    No disrespect to the Green Mind, but that is now looking more like a wish than a prediction. Get ready for an upset or two in the regular season. In any case it’s looking very close to a lock on a twice to beat. Pagusapan na lang what can go wrong for AdMU. And that’s because things CAN still go bad. The name of the game is momentum.

  • blue feathers  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 7:01 pm

    galing! the blue eagles again showed they’re not defending champions for nothing. :) galing talaga ng duo nina rabeh and nonoy.

    so far, it seems like we won’t be missing chris as much as we thought we would.

    looking forward to the matchup between ateneo and ust. :D

    go ateneo!

  • alf  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 8:04 pm

    ATENEO won no question despite the poor performance of the stupid referees.

    And the refs always favored UE.
    There were ghost fouls.
    No calls on hard fouls.
    Then no calls on two goaltending plays!

    Papalit palit nga ng ref, puro tanga naman.

    TGM you genuinely suck at predicting.

  • alf  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 8:11 pm

    @me

    “it’s looking good for UST.”

    sino nga mga kinalaban nila?

    I’ll say, I’ts better looking for ATeneo,
    with those who they fought so far in mind.

    Sunday, 3-0 na Ateneo

  • me  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 8:13 pm

    @alf
    “it’s looking good for UST”
    figure it out.

  • blue_ray  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 8:48 pm

    @me

    what can go wrong for admu? the opposing teams will try to irk rabeh do something really stupid.

    re. “looking good for ust.” pasawsaw….sirit.

  • jawo  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 9:09 pm

    nanuod aq knina.
    i was surprised in ue in 1st and 2nd quarter.
    dey rili hustle and play very well.
    pagdating ng 4th ncra momentum.
    UE, Admu and Feu is the contenders in dis season.
    kayang talunin ng 3 teams na i2 ang mga kalaban nila
    kung mgging consistent ang momentum nila.
    malakas tong 3 na to.
    kayang talunin ng UE at Feu ang admu pero bkt ndi pa rin?
    may sikreto kc ang admu sa fights.
    para clang kabayo na rumeremate.
    dey gain energy for the last quarter.
    ang UE nman, dangerous team. ndi mo alam ang kaya nilang ibuga, kaya ka nilang talunin kung tlgang maganda ang momentum nila d same in feu.

  • jawo  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 9:18 pm

    feu,Ue and admu xur aqng pasok na sa final 4.
    dlsu or ust will take d final slot.
    wala aqng makuhang predction kung cnu ang finals.
    basta d 3 teams dat was said can make it.

  • poison cat  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 9:29 pm

    it’s just the first game guyz, bet on the red.

  • me  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 9:40 pm

    @blue_ray

    “looking good for UST” (alf, are you listening?)

    It’s all about strategic thiinking. It’s got nothing to do with Sunday’s game. Heck, there’s a big chance UST’ll get clobbered. But here’s the deal: it looks good for UST going forward. These guys need hope. And hope is what they got when UE beat DlSU, then AdMU beat FEU and now UE.

    Everything is about piling up the stats to reach the final four. And the stats don’t care whom you beat, as long as you have the numbers to reach the final four. AdMU will lose a game or two. Count on it. Hubris na lang yung nag-ambisyon ng sweep. Be careful what you want. It’s the finish that matters.

    UST needs to build up confidence and here’s the thing. No one expects them to beat AdMU. And even if they lose, they’ve seen the top seeds fall – big time.

    “Irk Rabeh” yes!!! That’s the ticket. Look at what they did to him in the MVP cup. If you bring down his stats you have a good chance of taking down AdMU. Easier said than done because Nonoy will step up like he did today, but that, and bad luck, can be AdMU’s undoing. Kung ako ang tatanungin, ang crucial player si Salamat kasi hindi siya dinadaga, Matapang. Siya ang spark plug.

    We will see if UST can pull off a hat trick. I doubt it. But it’s the win-loss stats that will move them closer to the FF.

  • blue_ray  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 9:48 pm

    we’ll emerge #1 in the eliminations so i really hope la salle lands the 4th slot in the F4 so we can have an entertaining practice game b4 the finals.

    ONE BIG FIGHT!

  • me  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 10:10 pm

    @blue_ray
    ” i really hope la salle lands the 4th slot in the F4 so we can have an entertaining practice game b4 the finals.”

    That, my friend, is what UST is hoping and praying for will not happen. IN any case they will need all the help they can get from anywhere including St. Thomas Aquinas and all the Dominican Saints to beat Loyola temple Kung fu.

    One game at a time. Tulog na tayo. I have an early flight tomorrow.

  • me  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 10:11 pm

    @blue_ray
    ” i really hope la salle lands the 4th slot in the F4 so we can have an entertaining practice game b4 the finals.”

    That, my friend, is what UST is hoping and praying will not happen. IN any case they will need all the help they can get from anywhere including St. Thomas Aquinas and all the Dominican Saints to beat Loyola temple Kung fu.

    One game at a time. Tulog na tayo. I have an early flight tomorrow.

  • kwekkwek  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 10:34 pm

    @jawo

    kung hindi mo kaya magsulat ng maayos na inggles, [wede ba magtagalog ka nalang?

    moreover, mali mali ang obserbasyon mo. It’s just that Ateneo is the best team on defense. UE is a good team on offense. Basketball is 50 offense and 50 defense. Momentum swings are also part of the game, but it’s the CONSISTENCY that counts.

    @me

    Rabeh has proved time and time and again that he is the main man. He may move awkward at times but his worth is still the highest for team Ateneo. As you can see, isolation post ups for him are already automatic two points. Sometimes he moves awkward when he gets doubled, which is his main weakness. These are also the situations which bother his temper.
    But nevertheless, he is the MVP because nobody can stop him on a one on one situation. Can you imagine the time Rabeh plays with composure while being doubled?

    Plus, believe me when I say this, and this was proven in the last two games. His teammates score because of the presence he gives.

  • bald head  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 10:43 pm

    To those who want to learn a lesson, learn this lesson from ue. whey they stormed to a quick 17 point lead early in the 2nd quarter, they became a bit overconfident and relaxed too soon, thinking that their opponent will never catch up. By the time they realized how close the game was and strived to get back, they already lost their momentum, and the pendelum had swung to the other side. UE’s pride became their downfall. that’s the story of the game. Never be overconfident!

  • PULA  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 10:54 pm

    di naman sila nag over confident sir
    1st quarter wala nagawa kc si rabeh kaya naka early lead ang UE sir at walang defense ang ateneo ng 1st quarter

  • pretender  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 10:56 pm

    congrats to the blue eagles. a word of advice for ue: a contender or pretender?

  • hahaha  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 10:58 pm

    @pula

    that’s a better comment from the red side.

    @bald head

    you’re right pero 25% lang ang factor na yan kaya sila nahabol.

    75% naman is that Ateneo basically the better team going into the game. Best defense pa rin

  • Rid  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 11:01 pm

    @pretender

    neither.

    CHOKER is better.

  • Ecthelion  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 11:10 pm

    @me

    Yeah, so far it’s looking good for UST, so long as the “top” teams get defeats like this. But if DLSU, UE, and FEU bounce back from their losses, then UST might forget their final four hopes. Anyway, good luck to your team.

    Rabeh was near unstoppable kanina. Seriously, who can stop this guy? Any suggestions?

    BTW, I’m from Ateneo. And just something to say to my fellow Ateneans here; don’t be too over-assuming guys. Mahirap na, 2006 is still in our recent memory. :D

  • Fabilioh!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 17 July 2009 at 9:02 am

    “di naman matalino mag laro..puro gamit lng ng laki nia..yari sya kay elmer espiritu at sa ibang ue warriors mamaya..haha”

    i remember someone posted this yesterday.. sooooo.. what the hell happened? akala ko mayayari si rabeh kay elmer? rabeh dropped 27 on espiritu, llagas and everyone else who defended him. 2nd half scoring: ue – 20, mvp – 19. rabeh’s post-up moves and mid-range jumpers were unstoppable. lol. somebody’s choking on his words right now.

  • mrstrey  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 17 July 2009 at 9:38 am

    @fabilioh!

    haha! nice one!

  • mrstrey  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 17 July 2009 at 9:55 am

    what is barroca’s knee injury???
    anyone care to share??

  • RPS  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 17 July 2009 at 4:37 pm

    Swine flu
    Pre common sense nman d nman pde lyf ung cortside reporters kc d b ngaaral din cla kya ddting din ung tym n ggrad8 cla okey… Sintido kumon LNG pare.

  • Swine Flew  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 17 July 2009 at 8:06 pm

    @ RPS

    Pare, sentido kumon lang din. Sino ba kausap mo? Swine Flew pangalan ko hindi Swine flu.

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