Crafty Cardinals overcome Slaughter, UV
Saturday, 28 November 2009 2,013 Views / 31 Comments
IN a game filled with unfamiliarity between two protagonists, one team found a way to win.
The Mapúa Institute of Technology Cardinals, who took the longer road to get to the Sweet 16, prevailed against the reigning CESAFI champions, the University of Visayas Green Lancers 76-73 last November 28, 2009 at The Arena in San Juan City.
The UV Lancers, the only non-UAAP or NCAA team that automatically qualified to the 2009 Philippine Collegiate Champions League Sweet 16, failed to make it past the first knockout game of the tournament for the second straight year. However, the victory was no walk in the park for Mapúa as the game saw four deadlocks and 14 lead changes.
“Actually, wala kaming scouting report sa UV eh. Kaya ang hirap. Ang alam lang namin si Slaughter sa inside. So, we adjusted pag-receive ng bola sa post. Collapse lang kami and we adjusted our defense to full-court pressure para magamit namin yung strength namin, yung defense,” said Mapúa head coach Chito Victolero.
CESAFI co-MVP and Mythical Five member Greg Slaughter looked to dominate early on as his teammates threw him the ball in their very first possession. Slaughter caught it with good post position, turned and dumped the ball inside the basket for the first two points of the game. A couple of plays later, Slaughter broke free from his defender using a nifty spin move without the ball. He then received a nice pass deep in the paint and emphatically slammed the ball through the hoop with both his hands. UV was off to a strong start leading by nine at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Mapúa utilized a full-court press defense to counter the size of UV and captured their first lead of the game at 29-28 with 1:22 remaining in the first half. Not to be outdone, the Green Lancers came out of halftime energized and started the third quarter with an 8-0 run. But, Allan Mangahas knocked down two straight three point shots to regain the lead for Mapúa, 37-36. Tempers flared a little bit as a double foul was called at the 3:50 mark of the third quarter on Paul Cinco and Slaughter as the two players got their arms entangled. Another double foul was called with 46.7 seconds remaining the same quarter, this time on Ritchum Dennison and Rodel Ranises.
With the game tied at 60, UV swingman Emman Calo fired a three point shot from the top of the arc that went inside the ring, out to the board, and straight through the net. Calo would score eight more points after that basket for UV. The game was tied again at 71 when Erwin Cornejo somehow found himself with the ball close to the basket. The veteran used the glass and scored right in front of the 6’11 Slaughter to put the cardinals up for good, 73-71.
Mapúa has now won nine straight games since they defeated the Perpetual Help Altas in the second Round of the 85th Season of the NCAA. That winning streak will be on the line next week as they face the San Beda College Red Lions in the Elite Eight on December 2, 2009.
The scores:
Mapúa 76 – Mangahas 22, Stevens 14, Ranises 12, Guillermo 10, Cornejo 6, Parala 5, Sarangay 5, Cinco 2, Pascual 0, Acosta 0.
UV 73 – Slaughter 22, Calo 13, Lao 8, Cincoflores 8, Dennison 6, Diputado 6, Manigque 6, Mercader 4, Cabahug 0.
Quarter scores: 10-19, 31-28, 45-52, 76-73.
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Grabe Insan AWESOME!!!…>20 ppg ka na ha…GO for the Championship..u can do the same for Bedan..Viva Mapua!!! Mabuhay mga taga Cuyab San Pedro Laguna!!!
kahit may matangkad sila bali wala din, mahina stamina ni greg
go mapua beat SBC baho
i agree!!! kantutan na lang
Un ang lakas ng Mapua,kya p yan hanggang championship. BEAT SBC!
VIVA MAPUA!!!
Kayang talunin ang San Beda.. HAHAHA
Congrats Mapua! Magaling talaga si Coach Victolero, nice adjustments during the game.
ASA BOY!!!
kala ko poh ba covered ng Studio23 lahat ng PCCL games?? bakit ung World 10-ball Championship yung telecast nila yesterday.. hmmn, mukhang there’s something fishy na sa contract…
@MAPUASA
Tignan na lang natin kung anong team ang mka2pasok sa F4..
I agree, mahina ang stamina ni Greg Slaughter.
I remember when the Serbian coach Rajko Toroman’s first few months, he was training Slaughter, giving him intense drills, all the while, keep shaking his head, frowning. When media came to interview him, Noli Eala barred to to avoid hurting Slaughter’s emotions.
Oo nga, 10-ball world championship yung telecast nila.. sayang ndi ko npapanood.. gus2 ko kc mkita mglaro ung ibang school other than uaap and ncaa..
I have to say, patay San Beda sa Mapua. San Beda has a lot to prove in this tournament, while Mapua is just riding on their momentum.
kati ng puday ko! anong gamot dito?
Suicide
mapua will have a bigger chance against san beda because i believed daniel is out already because of an injury.
Hello po.
Tanong ko lang po kung sino nakakaalam kung kasali po ang adamson sa milo 3 on 3 games po sa ateneo gym tom po? ty.
Oh, Daniel? injured?
=)
para sa akin mas magaling si junemar fajardo ng UC kesa kay greg slaughter. sa praktis ng smart gilas nga nasusupalpal ng naturalization candidate jamal sampson. kelangan palakasin nya ang upper body nya para di masayang tangkad nya at wag matulad kay ej feihl
ei, mapuans your ride stops here
SSCR vs USC BASTE WON 76-68
kumbaga sa chess queenless and SBC.. Pero no worries kahit tanggalin pa ung dalawang rook mapua can’t still defeat SBC.. Pag lima nalang siguro players ng SBC pwede due to probability na mafoul out ung atleast isa sa lima. ^_^
cnu nanalo jru vs ust? anyone pls?? tnx
nanalo daw UST by 4 points… 68 – 64
sayang pumusta ako JRU, ok lang basta hindi tambak…congratz na lang USTE…
will someone screw me pls???
@ MAPUASA
Goodluck.. :)
at go mapua…sbc mabaho pala ha…wala na nga si sudan daniel, borgie hermida, dave marcelo, jay r taganas, and tirona…talo parin kayo…ano ba iyan..kayo kumpleto…haaay. sa susunod huwag kang magpintas!
AHahahahahaha!
@king_cardinal
You have a good line-up. But sorry.
@go mapwa
It’s true, we are fighting with injury plagued players.
But that’s okey. We are still SAN BEDA!
AHahahahahaha!
ANIMO!
@ hellboy, you are just trying hard bedans…