UE ties count, sets date with destiny
Sunday, 4 October 2009 6,864 Views / 266 Comments
UNIVERSITY of the East bounced back in style as it demolished a hapless Ateneo de Manila University five, 88-68 to claim Game 2 and force a rubber match for the UAAP Season 72 championship last October 4, 2009 at the Araneta Coliseum.
Both teams exchanged runs during the first ten minutes of the action, but an Elmer Espiritu triple handed UE its first lead, 11-9 midway through the quarter. Ateneo’s Eman Monfort canned a basket to open the second quarter, but UE kept the game close as Pari Llagas, along with shock troopers Erwin Duran and Lucas Tagarda, kept the Recto unit in good stead. Nonoy Baclao and Jai Reyes combined for five markers to end the half, 40-38, in favor of the Blue and White.
The third quarter, though, saw a more vigorous Red Warrior squad as they took hold of the momentum and attacked a porous Ateneo defense. Paul Lee scored on two consecutive baskets to open the quarter and the team blitzed its way to a 7-0 run in a three-minute stretch that resulted in a 10-point bulge, 63-53, to end the period. UE rolled through the final quarter, with Espiritu punctuating the Warriors’ dominance with an alley-oop slam off a lob by Lee.
Espiritu, recipient of the Defensive Player of the Season award, registered a game-high 22 points, with Llagas tallying 19. Rabeh Al-Hussaini, with 19 points, was the leading scorer for the Blue Eagles. Coach Lawrence Chongson’s squad registered 12 fastbreak points and 17 turnover points, a far cry from Ateneo’s eight and five in those two departments, respectively.
“They [Llagas and Espiritu] delivered big time ever since yung second round. Aalis na lang kayo, what will differentiate you guys from the previous team? Don’t you have the fervor? Ito yung lagi kong pinupush sa nga utak nila, to make a difference. [We wanted to] reduce yung output ni Rabeh against us, we tried to contain that. Val Acuna helped, pati si Erwin Duran tumulong pa. Lahat ng klaseng tulong kailangan namin. Finals na ito. 20 years na, kelan pa? [referring to the championship title]“, commented Chongson after the game.
The deciding Game 3 will be this Thursday, October 8 at 3:30 p.m., also at the Big Dome. UE last won a UAAP championship in 1985. All in all, the Red Warriors have won three playoff games this year. Before Season 72, they had won only one game postseason game since the inception of the Final Four format in 1994.
Ateneo, meanwhile, lost for just the third time in 34 UAAP games dating back to last year. Its 20-point defeat was the second most lopsided in Finals history since the Final Four format, trailing only the 72-47 De La Salle University victory over Far Eastern University in Game 1 of the 1998 championship.
The scores:
UE 88 – Espiritu 22, Llagas 19, Lee 13, Acuna 12, Lingganay 7, Reyes 6, Zamar 5, Duran 4, Tagarda 0, Bandaying 0
Ateneo 68 – Al-Hussaini 18, Monfort 12, Reyes 11, Baclao 10, Austria 6, Salamat 4, Long 3, Chua 2, Buenafe 2, Sumalinog 0, Salva 0
Quarter scores: 18-15, 38-40, 63-53, 88-68.
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Congratulations BIG TIME!
congrats ue. nice win!
prove to them that we have the best frontline and backcourt in the uaap.
let rabeh get his points and not his other teammates. rabeh alone cannot carry this team. let them take their ill advised outside shots and ue will take the crown.
nice strategy from coach lawrence “tomboy” chongson
4 points for salamat on game 2, 2 points on game 1? hhmmmm…..
the warriors played great ball today. it was splendid!
congrats to the UE team,nice controlled game.goodluck on thursday.i hope you bring home the trophy
ha ha durog taeneo,20 points wow!grabeeeee!good luck to UE.sinayang nyo ang bonfire and handa ng mga taenistang mayayabang.bwa ha ha.GO UE,GO UE
nice win for the warriors..sana nasali si espiritu sa smart gilas..pwede cya dun..hehe..go for the title!ü
Arriba college basketball!ü
Arriba Letran!ü
GRABE….I STILL GOT GOOSEBUMPS…
FIRST FINALS WIN SINCE 1985…
Sana manalo na tayo at mauwi ang korona..
nice game UE!! this is it!!
para talagang naamoy ko ang kasaysayan ng 2006…
baliktarin mo yung 6 = 9 2006=2009
sana tuloy tuloy na ito…
Go UE red Warriors..
sabi sa uaapsports.com eto daw ang worst loss
ni coach Norman Black?
grabe… 88-68
UAAP 2006
-ateneo was the 1st to reach the finals
-host ue was 2nd place after eliminations
-ust 3rd place after elimination
-ust defeats ue (twice to beat advantage)
-ue has bonbon custodio controversy
-rookie coach pido jarencio
-game 1 suspended due to typhoon
-ateneo wins game 1 (very close game)
-ust wins game 2 (blows ateneo with a huge margin)
-ust wins game 3 (very close game)
UAAP 2009
-ateneo was the 1st to reach the finals
-host feu was 2nd place after eliminations
-ue 3rd place after elimination
-ue defeats feu (twice to beat advantage
-feu has andy barroca controversy
-rookie coach lawrence chongson
-game 1 suspended due to typhoon
-ateneo wins game 1 (very close game)
-ue wins game 2 (blows ateneo with a huge margin)
-hehehe…whats the next line here?
bakit yung shirt ng ateneo may number 24 sa likod.. nu ibg sbhin nun?
tagal naman sumagot ng mga taenista sa thread na to.he he la bang sour loser dyan?GO UE
manalig tayo..
just always have faith.. This Thursday will be
defining moment..
yeah. BEAT ATENEO!
Record daw itong year 2009 sa UAAP,
grabe.. a team looking for it’s destiny…
sana matupad na ito..
@dugong_letranista: coach norman black’s jersey number when he was still playing was 24. so i think that explains it :D
congrats to the warriors! they deserve the win. they need to work harder though in the ‘do or die’ 3rd game. noticed that the ateneo 2/3-point shooting in the 4th quarter was terrible despite the seemingly not so tight defense by ue. if those shots by the eagles went in, it would have been a tight game.
that ‘lee to espiritu’ ‘hoop’ pass was a great one! looking forward to a ue championship after so many years. go ue fight!
may jinx si coach norman sa mga rookie coach..
2006: rookie coach: PIDO JARENCIO
ATENEO VS UST (UAAP FINALS)
ATENEO WINS GAME 1
UST WINS GAME 2 and 3
2009: rookie coach: LAWRENCE TIONGSON
ATENEO VS UE (UAAP FINALS)
ATENEO WINS GAME 1
UE WINS GAME 2
WHO WILL WIN THE GOLDEN THIRD GAME?
haha.. lets find out on Thursday!
Congratz UE!
I want UE to win on thursday, Ateneans said before that UE is easy to beat in the finals,now they were wrong. pahiya kayo tuloy…
great win by the warriors, sana ganun ulit sa game 3.
RED WARRIORS! ang galing nyo! specially IDOL LLAGAS!
pls! end the drought!!!!
bring back the crown! you guys can do it!
warriors never loooooooooosssee!!
ang galing ni coach!!!!
Ok lang yan.. habang may Baclao may pag-asa..
kanino kayang jinx ang matatapos,
para sa UE, simula ng 2002 lahat ng nakalaban nila sa final four eh nag Champion.
para sa ADMU, ung jinx naman ni norman sa rookie coaches.
ganda to sa thursday.
magpapaburger c lucio tan pag nanalo ue! go go go!
sabi ko na nga ba dpat si elmer kay rabeh, kaya hindi ganun ka productive si rabeh eh.
parang barometer sa panalo ng ue ung dunk ni elmer, kapag may dunk panalo hehe.
sinabi niyo na dati yan….
teka.. bakit ganun laro ni ERIC SALAMAT??
SOMETHINGS FISHY…
just got home…wow…about 70% ateneo 30% ue ang araneta..reminds me of san beda and PCU finals game..pero red naman ang madami…
lucas tagarda, raphy reyes and pari llagas..cla ang nagpanalo!Depensang mighty bond ampotek..pra clang kitikiti grabeng hustle!
gosh..andaming butas ng zone def ng ue pero nababawi tlga sa offense nila..
LLAGAS beats Al hussaini this time!
it was really a nice game..grabe natuwa ako!
DEFENSE=GAME1
OFFENSE=GAME2
THIS WILL BE REALLY AN EXCITING GAME 3
Congrats UE Red Warriors! what a game! dapat may award si Eric Salamat na “Init Ulo Award” ka-team pa niya nung high school inaway niya tsk.
bakit ganun ang laro ni ERIC SALAMAT??
parang BON BON CUSTODIO, ANDY BARROCA AH..
@haha
ano naman something fishy kay Salamat? siya na mismo nagsabi sa UAAP Week Updates na about sa Finals ka-team niya nung High School si Raffy Reyes, Paul Lee sabi ni Eric “walang kaibi-kaibigan, Trabaho lang”
GANUN??
EH BUKAS PA ANG SELLING DATE AH..
AYAN NA NAMAN..INUBOS NA NAMAN YATA NG MAG RICH AND ELITES
woooot !!
nice game ue ..
2loy 2loy na ean ..
have FAITH . :] :]
(pag over talaga ang confidence e .. u know ?? )
@RED KAYA O BLUE..
GAME 1 = 2 0R 4 POINTS?
GAME 2 = 4 POINTS?
WALANG KAIBI KAIBIGAN?? TRABAHO LANG??
mga taga UE,
nagsisimula na naman kaung mag reklamo sa ticket, tama na yan, kita niyo na hindi naman nakakaapekto sa laban yun eh.
sana manalo matalo sa thursday wag ng sisihin ang referee at ang ticket distribution dahil nasa players pa rin yan.
the first half was just…WHOA.
and then, we lost it.
there were extremely nice blocks.
salva on lee was just…PERFECT. and baclao still remains our shining beacon.
but for this game, offense-wise, the ring just won’t allow the blue eagles’ goal attempts. really really sucky. pffffft. compared to UE’s smooth shots. i was almost clapping for the UE players’ amazing shots (almost lang ha, because i held it! i bleed blue! hahaha :p )
but hands down, elmer espiritu’s dunk. CLAP CLAP CLAP.
game 3 will be interesting! see you there :)
alam niyo wag kayo mag hanap o gumawa ng Excuses pag natatalo, maayos naman ang laro kanina kung hindi maka score si Salamat ay dahil binantayan talaga siya
PUMIRMA NA PALA ULIT ANG UAAP SA ABS-CBN
FOR FIVE YEAR CONTRACT COVERAGE…
Congrats to UE kanina! Galing sobra!
See you on thursday I wish hindi ganyan kaganda laro niyo hehe. Goodluck to both teams!
OBF!
TAMA..huwag isisi sa mga tickets ang pagkatalo..
kaya siguro below 10 pts si elmer last 3 games eh, iniipon haha.
kahit shoot mga tira niya nakakatakot parang sablay eh.
Congrats UE red warriors! Bury the Eagles on Thursday please!!! Why are you all wondering about Eric Salamat? Eh di ba siya ang PS Bank Maaasahan Player of the Year…? Winner of P70,000 cash if memory serves me right….
may nagsabi sa akin may mga nakapila na sa labas ng
ARANETA ngayong gabi..para bumili ng ticket..
grabe… that’s the effort!
no one’s perfect. that’s why we lost to ue. they deserved it and should cherish it until thursday afternoon. it is only until then shall we get the back-to-back championship. go ateneo!
BOMBA UNIBERSIDAD DE ESTE!!! IGMA KADIMA!!!
greater things are yet to come… (soon…) ibalik ang korona sa U-belt!
WE LOVE UE!
God Bless U.E!!!
Tama.. punta na tayo ngayon sa araneta
bukas ubos na yan kahit pumunta ka ng madaling araw
oh!?!e sarado ung ticket booth paglabas ko knina e!?is it true na araw2 cla ngtitinda ng ticket?!kht 8am 2mw ppnta ako..
sana hindi maging kampante ang UE, baka mabigla sila sa ADMU sa thursday.
…cOnGrats 2 UE..nyCe gAme…on thURsday it will be an eXCiting gAme,..the history of 2006 pLAy oFF wILL not bE rEpeaTEd…i hoPE sO,…haha
..eRIc sAlamat will be eXplOde on thursDay…beLEivE me!!!
…
Well… lets see…
that is what you call BILOG ANG BOLA..
sabi kasi ng iba.. MADALING KALABAN ANG UE…
TALUNAN DAHIL WALANG SISTEMA.. TSK TSK.