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Red-hot San Sebastian College shocks Letran

Wednesday, 20 August 2008 (386 Views , 17 Comments)

SAN SEBASTIAN College-Recoletos is still red-hot.

Big man Jason Ballesteros once again proved to be too tough to handle as he powered the Stags to their sixth straight win – a 76-73 upset of the Letran Knights in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball competition last August …

Morial, Blazers stun Mapua

Wednesday, 20 August 2008 (293 Views , 9 Comments)

COLLEGE of Saint Benilde kept its flickering hopes for a Final Four spot alive after upsetting Mapua Institute of Technology, 66-56, in 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament last August 20, 2008 at the Pasay Astrodome.

Veteran guard Jeff Morial came up big for the Blazers …

Red Lions roar back to victory, hand Altas ninth straight loss

Monday, 18 August 2008 (1,305 Views , 68 Comments)

POWERHOUSE San Beda College roared back to its winning ways against University of Perpetual Help System Dalta, 72-55, in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament last August 18, 2008 at the Pasay Astrodome.

The reigning back-to-back champions leaned on a strong start the second quarter …

Heavy Bombers trounce Letran, top team standings

Friday, 15 August 2008 (2,166 Views , 158 Comments)

THE HEAVY Bombers of Jose Rizal University are definitely for real.

JRU continued its winning run by pulling off a resounding 76-72 win over Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament last August 15, 2008 at The Arena in San …

Young guns lift PCU to win over St. Benilde

Friday, 15 August 2008 (363 Views , 13 Comments)

PHILIPPINE Christian University bucked the absence of veterans Beau Belga and Leimar Navarro to score a convincing 63-47 victory over the College of Saint Benilde Blazers in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament last August 15, 2008 at The Arena in San Juan City. …

Al-Hussaini, Tiu send UST to fifth loss of the season

Friday, 15 August 2008 (1,463 Views , 42 Comments)

ARGUABLY the UAAP’s most explosive duo once again delivered for Ateneo de Manila University.

Chris Tiu hit the big outside shots while Rabeh Al-Hussaini delivered down low as the Blue Eagles were virtually unstoppable in disposing of the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers, 85-76, in …

FEU arrests losing skid, stops slumping Adamson

Friday, 15 August 2008 (467 Views , 3 Comments)

BEFORE entering the court, Far Eastern University was already aware of its weakness – lack of height.

The Tamaraws instead used their speed and found an unlikely hero in Marlon Adolfo to turn back the lowly Adamson Falcons, 70-62, in the 71st UAAP men’s basketball …

Cardinals upset favored San Beda

Wednesday, 13 August 2008 (2,065 Views , 87 Comments)

MAPUA Institute of Technology ended its three-game skid in the best possible way.

The host Cardinals regained their winning form at the expense of the heavily-favored, reigning back-to-back champions San Beda College, 53-48, in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament last August 13, 2008 at the …

Perpetual Help scores 36 in 32-point defeat to Stags

Wednesday, 13 August 2008 (496 Views , 14 Comments)

SAN SEBASTIAN College is indeed rekindling the glory days of the late 90s.

The Stags roared to their fifth straight win at the expense of University of Perpetual Help System Dalta, 68-36 in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball last August 13, 2008 at the …

STI, St. Clare open NAASCU tiff with victories

Tuesday, 12 August 2008 (430 Views , 7 Comments)

DEFENDING National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities champion Systems Technology Institute College opened the 2008 season the same way it ended last year.

STI beat five-time titlists University of Manila Hawks, 80-68, …

Escobal lifts San Beda past PCU Dolphins

Monday, 11 August 2008 (1,256 Views , 45 Comments)

REIGNING back-to-back champion San Beda College leaned on Pong Escobal’s endgame heroics to stave off Philippine Christian University, 72-67, in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball competition last August 11, 2008 at the Pasay Astrodome.

Escobal, who celebrated his 23rd birthday last week, nailed a decisive three-pointer …

JRU extends win run to seven, destroys St. Benilde

Monday, 11 August 2008 (1,101 Views , 62 Comments)

JOSE RIZAL University is on a serious winning rampage.

After two sub-par performances, the Heavy Bombers proved that their hot streak isn’t a fluke after pulling off a stirring 87-60 win – their seventh straight – over College of Saint Benilde in the 84th NCAA …

Jose Rizal extends winning run to seven-year high six games

Friday, 8 August 2008 (1,791 Views , 160 Comments)

IN A GAME which neither team seemed to want to win, Jose Rizal University prevailed and extended its win streak to a season-high six games.

The Heavy Bombers survived the University of Perpetual Help System Dalta, 51-48, in an ugly and low-scoring game in the 84th …

Stags compound Mapua’s woes, grab solo fourth

Friday, 8 August 2008 (542 Views , 15 Comments)

SAN SEBASTIAN big man Jason Ballesteros is showing why he’s become the most dominant defensive player in the 84th NCAA seniors basketball tournament.

The 6’8” center swatted away Allan Mangahas’ potential game-tying basket and helped preserve the Stags’ 64-62 victory over Mapua Institute of Technology last …

Wrong pair of shorts helps La Salle cruise past UE

Friday, 8 August 2008 (2,446 Views , 66 Comments)

UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST coach Dindo Pumaren didn’t want to cost his team a forfeiture, so he benched one of his ace shooters for wearing the wrong pair of shorts.

The result, however, was still a defeat.

Reigning champions De La Salle University capitalized on James …