UAAP WEEK 8 PLAYER AWARDS & STAT LEADERS:


Find out where Aldrech Ramos lands in Week 8's
Player Awards.
(image by Andrew Pamorada/FullCourtFresh.com)

WEEK 8 PLAYER AWARDS (based on Simple Efficiency Rating unless otherwise specified)
Simple Efficiency Rating (EFF) = (pts+reb+ast+stl+blk) - (fgm+ftm+to)
By Position:
Center of Attention: (C)
Greg Slaughter (AdMU) - 13.5ppg, 8.5rpg, 2.0bpg, 1.5apg
*Despite getting into foul trouble against DLSU, AdMU's big man still ended up with a great average for the week.

August 29, 2011: UAAP Team Standings & Power Rankings

Team Standings as of August 29, 2011:



Power Rankings as of August 29, 2011:
1 - Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles (no change)
11-0. Escaped UE's hot shooting and simply outplayed DLSU. The Eagles should continue their winning ways against UP, but NU might be a tough cookie just two days after.

The Games that Play Us: Schooled


Nico Salva and the Blue Eagles schooled the
DLSU Green Archers to submission.
(image by Philip Sison/Fabilioh.com)

AdMU Blue Eagles over the DLSU Green Archers, 79-62

With less than 6 minutes to go in the game, Nico Salva got the ball at the top of the key. He was being guarded by DLSU’s newcomer big man Norbert Torres, who was at least 3 inches taller than Salva.

Instead of going to his strong side, the Ateneo forward decided to go left. The not-exactly-fleet-of-foot Torres struggled to keep pace with Salva’s quick first step. The Blue Eagle senior took one dribble and went under Torres’s outstretched arms, banking the rock off the backboard for the deuce.

It was a one-on-one move executed to perfection. It was also a play that pretty much defined the whole game between the bitter rivals. Torres got schooled by Salva, and La Salle got schooled by Ateneo.

The Games that Play Us: A Foot in the Door

Melo Afuang and the rest of the Growling Tigers
are almost assured of a Final Four spot.
(image by Marlo Cueto/NPPA Images)
UST Growling Tigers over the UE Red Warriors, 54-45

Once again the UE Red Warriors played great basketball, wowing the fans and derailing their detractors. Too bad coach Jerry Codiñera’s magic couldn’t last the whole game.

The Games that Play Us: Overtime Pay

Aldrech Ramos helped FEU solidify its position in at 3rd spot.
(image by Andrew Pamorada/FullCourtFresh.com)
FEU Tamaraws over the NU Bulldogs, 84-82

The Tamaraws are the official comeback kids of the UAAP. And the Bulldogs are officially the Kings of Collapse.



The Games that Play Us: The Doldrums


Lester Alvarez and the Falcons all but eliminated
the UP Fighting Maroons from the Final Four race.
(image by Marlo Cueto/NPPA Images)

AdU Saring Falcons over the UP Fighting Maroons, 64-51

Based on the standings and the way they’ve played lately, it’s crystal clear that the UP Fighting Maroons are the worst in the UAAP. They just haven’t been playing like the UP team that beat UE and FEU in the first round.

The Games that Play Us: You Can’t Catch Me


Simon Atkins and the Archers just couldn't catch
Jeric Fortuna and the Tigers.
(image by Andrew Pamorada/FullCourtFresh.com)

UST Growling Tigers over the DLSU Green Archers, 60-52

With under 20 seconds left in the game, Jeric Fortuna managed to grab a defensive rebound and dribble the length of the court. Two Green Archers were in hot pursuit of the former Zobel Junior Archer, but Fortuna was too fast, too furious, to be caught. He laid the rock in the hole with 14 ticks to go to ensure that UST would cement an important win over La Salle.

It was the Tigers’ first UAAP triumph against the Greenies in 4 years, and their 5th win of Season 74.

It might also be the win that gives them the final Final Four berth.

The Games that Play Us: Quite the Scare


Emman Monfort put out an all-around effort
so the Eagles could avert disaster.
(image by Philip Sison/Fabilioh.com)

AdMU Blue Eagles over the UE Red Warriors, 74-70

This tenth win of Season 74 will go down as one of the toughest the Eagles had to pull out. And despite having a vastly superior win-loss card and a deeper roster, the Blue Eagles just weren’t able to put the outcome beyond doubt until Emman Monfort’s clutch charities with only a few ticks remaining.

On the Trail of Champions: Roller-Coaster


Fran Asuncion and the rest of the Blue Eaglets
are in a bind after losing 3 of their last 4 matches.
(image by Erwin Cabbab/Fabilioh.com)

Up and down we go.

After a promising start to the season where the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eaglets won 5 straight games after losing in overtime to the heavily-favored Zobel Junior Archers, the defending champions have dropped 3 of their last 4 outings.

August 22, 2011: UAAP Team Standings & Power Rankings

Team Standings as of August 22, 2011:



Power Rankings as of August 22, 2011:
1 - Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles (no change)
9-0 and still rolling. If they play the way they did against UST for every single game hereafter, then we can all move on and talk about Season 75. They're bound to dash UE's upset hopes on Thursday, and they should compound DLSU's woes even more on Sunday.

UAAP WEEK 7 PLAYER AWARDS & STAT LEADERS:

RR Garcia was the best guard of the past week.
See who else made it to the list of Week 7's best.
(image from FullCourtFresh.com)

WEEK 7 PLAYER AWARDS (based on Simple Efficiency Rating unless otherwise specified)
Simple Efficiency Rating (EFF) = (pts+reb+ast+stl+blk) - (fgm+ftm+to)


The Games that Play Us: Close Shave


RR Garcia and the Tamaraws escape another
close one in the 2nd round.
(image by Diana Moraleda/Inboundpass.com)

FEU Tamaraows over the AdU Soaring Falcons, 62-61

Coach Bert Flores has got to take Terrence Romeo out during those endgame plays. The soph almost cost the Tams another game by bungling another pass.

Thanks to Eric Camson’s late missed free-throw, however, the Green & Gold were able to grab solo third behind their victims.

The Games that Play Us: The Downward Spiral


The NU Bulldogs were just out of reach for the UP Fighting Maroons.
(image by Diana Moraleda/Inboundpass.com)

NU Bulldogs over the UP Fighting Maroons, 65-43

Right now, the UP Fighting Maroons are tied for the worst record in the UAAP. At 2-7, their win-loss standing doesn’t really do justice to how different this Diliman squad is from the humiliation of last season. The Maroons have been fighting more this season, and here and there flashes of promise could be seen.

The Games that Play Us: The Untouchables

Emman Monfort and the rest of the Blue Eagles remain
untouchable at the top of the heap.
(image by Alyson Yap/Fabilioh.com)
AdMU Blue Eagles over the UST Growling Tigers

At the end of the 1st quarter, the UST Growling Tigers managed to score a paltry 6 points. Worse than that? They committed 8 turnovers.

You see, anytime a team finishes a whole period – 10 full minutes – with more turnovers than points, that is ALWAYS a bad thing.

The Games that Play Us: Just a Bit of Guilty Pleasure


Paul Zamar led the Warriors to a shocker
over the DLSU Green Archers.
(image by Joseph Nebrida/Inboundpass.com)

UE Red Warriors over the DLSU Green Archers, 74-69

Losing to the UE Red Warriors is a fate I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. It is a fate that is just absolutely embarrassing. No team deserves that.

The Games that Play Us: 5 Falcons > 1 Bulldog


Roider Cabrera started like a house on fire against NU.
(image by Ralph Samson/FullCourtFresh.com)

AdU Soaring Falcons over the NU Bulldogs, 68-53

When the smoke cleared on August 18, 2011, Ray Parks stood alone as the best player on the floor. The rest of the NU Bulldogs, however, lay face down, for the Adamson Soaring Falcons stood as the better team – the winning team.

The Games that Play Us: RR Happened


The Tamarws whoop it up after a rousing comeback win.
(image by Diana Moraleda/Inboundpass.com) 

FEU Tamaraws over the UP Fighting Maroons, 59-53

Any UP fan would’ve been elated seeing the Maroons atop, 51-35, against the FEU Tamaraws with less than 8 minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The Diliman five, after all, were doing really well. They hit some big shots to erect the aforementioned lead. Paolo Romero had a breakout game despite his right cheek being cut early in the match. And their defense was able to limit FEU’s scorers up till that point.

Up till that point. In retrospect, that phrase is right on the money.

Why 3rd Place Matters, and Other Jones Cup Bullets


The Pinoy fans celebrate as Gilas cops 3rd place in the 2011 Jones Cup.
(image from Basketball-tpe.org)

In any major basketball tournament, there are only two medals that are earned by winning. Getting the gold medal is the first and most obvious one. The oft-underappreciated one is getting the bronze medal, or third place. Many times, if not all the time, sports scribes, dedicated observers and armchair analysts (like me!) describe getting the bronze as “settling” – they settled for third place, our team settled for the bronze.

Let’s change that.

Let’s make 3rd place matter, because it does.

UAAP WEEK 6 PLAYER AWARDS & STAT LEADERS:

Will Emmanuel Mbe & Adrian Santos find themselves
among the league leaders?
(image by Joseph Nebrida/Inboundpass.com)

WEEK 6 PLAYER AWARDS (based on Simple Efficiency Rating unless otherwise specified)
Simple Efficiency Rating (EFF) = (pts+reb+ast+stl+blk) - (fgm+ftm+to)


August 16, 2011: UAAP Team Standings & Power Rankings

Team Standings as of August 16, 2011:



Power Rankings as of August 16, 2011:
1 - Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles (no change)
Pulled the rug from under the Tamaraws' hooves to maintain their immaculate record. They've played blowouts, close games, and come-from-behind encouters, and have won them all. They have a great chance to gain even more momentum against UST, provided they buck their customary slow start and manage to limit Teng and Fortuna anew.

The Games that Play Us: A Little Too Close


Eric Camson, Norbert Torres & Alex Nuyles all played their
parts in this titanic tussle.
(image by Diana Moraleda/Inboundpass.com)

AdU Soaring Falcons over the DLSU Green Archers, 68-66

Man oh man oh man. Coach Austria must be thanking the stars and singing praises to the high heavens.

That was a close one. Maybe a little too close.

The Games that Play Us: Battle Cats


The Tigers got the jump on UP and closed out their 4th win
of the season.
(image by Diana Moraleda/Inboundpass.com)
UST Growling Tigers over the UP Fighting Maroons, 77-70

UST’s Karim Abdul may not be Jabbar, but judging by the way he played yesterday, it seems he may share more than just his name with the NBA Hall-of-Famer.

2011 William Jones Cup Final Day Scores, Pictures & Commentary

Chris Tiu and the rest of Smart-Gilas Pilipinas
were able to thwart Taiwan's efforts for a podium finish.
(image from Basketball-tpe.org)
SMART-GILAS PILIPINAS over TAIWAN, 82-72
PHL 82 - Douthit 28, Lassiter 16, Hontiveros 13, Barroca 10, Baracael 5, Taulava 5, Aguilar 4, Tiu 1, Ababou 0
TPE 72 - Chien 26, Chen SH 13, Su 9, Lee 6, Chen HA 4, Lu 4, Creighton 3, Chang 2, Ho 2
QS: 22-16, 43-34, 62-49, 82-72
- Gilas ended the 2011 Jones Cup on a positive note by garnering 3rd place. Historically speaking, it's been difficult motivating Filipinos to fight for the bronze, but they fought hard against a depleted home team today.

The Games that Play Us: In and Out of Hades


Ateneo found a dynamic duo in Kiefer Ravena and
Nico Salva to comeback from the jaws of defeat.
(image by Philip Sison/Fabilioh.com)

AdMU Blue Eagles over the FEU Tamaraws, 74-67

There have only been a little more than a handful of mortals who have ventured into the realm of Hades and lived to tell about it. We can count Hercules, Aeneas, Odysseus, Theseus and Orpheus among these fortunate (or unfortunate?) few.

I guess Hades wouldn’t mind if we added 16 more names on that list, right?

The Games that Play Us: LOL


Ray Parks had the last laugh against the Red Warriors.
(image by Diana Moraleda/Inboundpass.com)
NU Bulldogs over the UE Red Warriors, 91-51

Late in the fourth quarter with the game’s result beyond doubt, Lord Casajeros launched a three from the right quarter court. After the ball swished thru the net, Casajeros backpedaled in front of NU’s packleader, Bobby Ray Parks. Casajeros flashed him a big smile and made a bang-bang gesture directed at Parks.

The funny thing is that Casajeros’s team wasn’t winning. In fact, they were down, way down, at that point. And yet he was the one seemingly laughing out loud.


Day 5 of the 2011 SEABA U16 Championships


The Filipinos come together to sweep the inaugural
SEABA U16 tournament.
(image from FIBAAsia.net)

ENERGEN PILIPINAS over SINGAPORE, 70-52
PHL 70 - Vito 13, Tolentino 13, Diputado 9, Pascual 8, Cani 8, Lao 8, Asilum 5, Brill 2, Javelosa 2, Tongco 2, Babilonia 0, 
SIN 52 - Lim 11, Goh 10, Tay JY 8, Toh 7, Chua 5, Tay WC 4, Han 4, Lee 3, Cheok 0, Tee 0, Ng 0, Ridzuan 0
QS: 17-6, 34-18, 50-41, 70-52
- The Pinoys had an unexpectedly hard time putting the Singaporeans away. Singapore cameo out of the halftime gates blazing, outscoring the Philippines, 23-16 in the 3rd stanza to provide a significant threat.
- The Philippines failed to convert all of their 22 attempts from beyond the arc. It's a good thing that their size was able to offset that statistic. The Filipinos outrebounded the Singaporeans, and had more points in the paint as well as second chance points.
- Energen Pilipinas goes up 4-0 while the SIngaporeans fall to 1-3, and are thus eliminated from qualifying for the FIBA-Asia U16.


MALAYSIA over LAOS, 83-56
MAS 83 - Chua 22, Singh 13, Tong 9, Sim 9, Tan ZH 9, Liew 8, Foo 5, Tan HK 4, Keng 3, Yew 1, Ng 0
LAO 56 - Inthavixay 14, Phommasone 14, Bouphaheuanghak 11, Thavonphaneuk 10, Sengthong 3, Louangphommasone 2, Sengsouliya 2, Bounkhoum 0, Thammavong 0, Labouaphieng 0
QS: 24-11, 42-20, 64-43, 83-56
- Malaysia proved to be too much for the Laotians. The Malaysians shot 10 triples, had more rebounds and scored better underneath. They led from the start and never looked back.
- It's clear that Laos has a helluva long way to go before they make some noise in the regional basketball scene. They forced Malaysia to commit 23 turnovers, but only produced 2 points off these turnovers.
- Malaysia clinches 2nd spot at 3-1 as Laos ends the tournament winless after four games.

2011 William Jones Cup Day 8 Scores, Pictures & Commentary


Hamed Haddadi was just unstoppable against
Smart-Gilas Pilipinas.
(image from Basketball-tpe.org)

 I.R. IRAN over SMART-GILAS PILIPINAS, 78-59
IRN 78 - Haddadi 36, Sahakian 16, Davari 9, Barogh 6, Davarpanah 3, Davoudi 3, Veisi 2, Kardoust 2, Nabipoor 1, Rouzbahani 0
PHL 59 - Douthit 16, Barroca 10, Lassiter 10, Hontiveros 6, Tiu 5, Aguilar 5, Baracael 5, Taulava 2, Lutz 0
QS: 20-11, 36-27, 56-38, 78-59
- Gilas missed the services of JV Casio, and it showed. Without the luxury of Casio's 3-point accuracy and his steady playmaking, the FIlipinos groped for form and were just manhandled by the Iranians.
- Memphis Grizzly Hamed Haddadi was his monster self, scoring 36 points, grabbing 8 rebounds and blocking 5 shots. Iran didn't seem to miss the services of their own top guard, Mehdi Kamrani, who was also out due to injury. Iran also outshot Gilas from long range, hitting 7 triples compared to only 3 for the Pinoys.
- Iran moves on to the Jones Cup Finals to face Korea as the Pinoys drop to the 3rd Place match versus the home team.

UAAP Season 74 Mid-Season Quick Picks

Greg Slaughter was the top big man
of the 1st round.
(image by Kevin C. Tatco/Fabilioh.com)

*Based on Simple Efficiency Rating [(pts+rebs+asts+stls+blks)-(fgm+ftm+tos)]
Mid-Season 1st Team:
Greg Slaughter - 16.3 EFF - 14.0ppg, 8.9rpg, 2.1bpg
Aldrech Ramos - 15.6 EFF - 10.4ppg, 9.9rpg, 1.1apg, 1.3bpg
Ray Parks - 15.3 EFF - 17.1ppg, 6.3rpg, 1.9apg, 1.4spg, 1.1bpg
Kiefer Ravena - 16.7 EFF - 14.6ppg, 4.9rpg, 3.1apg, 1.7spg
LA Revilla - 14.1 EFF - 11.7ppg, 4.7rpg, 3.9apg, 2.0spg

Day 4 of the 2011 SEABA U16 Championships


The still undefeated Energen Pilipinas squad.
(image from FIBAAsia.net)

ENERGEN PILIPINAS over LAOS, 101-57
PHL 101 - Tolentino 30, Pascual 14, Asilum 14, Brill 9, Diputado 8, TOngco 7, Lao 6, Cani 6, Javelosa 5, Vito 2, 
LAO 57 - Sengsouliya 17, Bouphaheuanghak 16, Thavonphaneuk 11, Inthavixay 4, Phommasone 4, Bounkhoum 3, Labouaphieng 2, Louangphommasone 0, Thammavong 0, Sengthong 0
QS: 24-17, 48-32, 67-46, 101-57
- Laos was able to keep it relatively close in the 1st quarter before the Pinoys turned it up in the 2nd. 
- Arvin Tolentino had another all-around game for the Philippines, finishing with 18 rebounds on top of his 30 points. On the other side, Visit Bouphaheuanghak played well for Laos with 16 points and 11 boards.
- The Pinoys go up 3-0, while Laos falls to 0-3.
MALAYSIA over INDONESIA, 79-63
MAS 79 - Chua 30, Tong 20, Keng 10, Foo 8, Sim 5, Tan HK 4, Yew 2, Singh 0, Liew 0
INA 63 - Kokodiputro 20, Abraham 17, Fahdan 13, Kosasih 6, Purwoko 5, Sandy 2, Saputra 0, Rejenoka 0, Yogia 0, Airawan 0, Setiawan 0, Istiadi 0
QS: 17-15, 42-37, 59-53, 79-63
- The Indons fell victim to atrocious free-throw shooting (36%), bad ball-handling, and bad ball distribution (only 1 assist!), which negated their rebound advantage.
- Jia Xia Tong's double-double (20 points & 11 rebounds) led Malaysia's charge. He was supported by Jian Sheng Chua's 30-point explosion.
- Juan laurent Kokodiputro himself had a double-double (20 points & 13 boards) to lead Indonesia as well.
- Malaysia improves to 2-1 while Indonesia slips to 2-2.

2011 William Jones Cup Day 7 Scores, Pictures & Commentary

Marcus Douthit's monster game helped the Pinoys
barge into the Jones Cup Semis.
(image from basketball-tpe.org)
SMART-GILAS PILIPINAS over JAPAN, 94-78
PHL 94 - Douthit 32, Hontiveros 14, Lassiter 11, Tiu 11, Lutz 9, Barroca 8, Aguilar 7, Taulava 2, Ballesteros 0, Baracael 0
JPN 78 - Matsui 27, Nishimura 11, Okada 9, Hinkley 8, Ota 7, Shonaka 5, Togashi 5, Ito 4, Arao 2, Kamata 0, Noguchi 0, Sakai 0
QS: 24-20, 44-49, 65-68, 94-78
- Gilas needed a strong 4th quarter wind-up to dispose of the pesky Japanese, who were led by KJ Matsui's 27 points, which were highlighted by his 8-of-8 shooting from rainbow country.

The Games that Play Us: Cardiac (pronounced carjack) Ballgame

Coach Pido Jarencio's heart rate certainly spiked
during this nail-biter.
(image by Joseph Nebrida/Inboundpass.com)
DLSU Green Archers over the UST Growling Tigers, 74-71

Whenever a game goes down-the-wire, I always remember those famous words from former PBA play-by-play commentator Chino Trinidad.

“We have a carjack ballgame!”

Ano raw?

Ah, cardiac.

The Games that Play Us: Like Nothing to It


Leo Austria is all smiles as the Falcons clinch solo second.
(image by Joseph Nebrida/Inboundpass.com)

AdU Soaring Falcons over the UP Fighitng Maroons, 72-46

Alex Nuyles’s two-hand-slam on transition after stripping Jelo Montecastro, with Montecastro tryng in vain to catch up at that, was symbolic of the whole game, if not UP’s chances of beating Adamson this season.

2011 William Jones Cup Day 6 Scores, Pictures & Commentary

Marcio Lassiter had a solid outing against the Emirates.
(image from Basketball-tpe.org)
SMART-GILAS PILIPINAS over UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 95-60
PHL 95 - Douthit 23, Lutz 13, Lassiter 10, Taulava 10, Aguilar 8, Hontiveros 7, Casio 7, Tiu 6, Barroca 4, Ababou 4, Baracael 3, Ballesteros 0
UAE 60 - Salem 15, Al-Braiki 13, Mubarak 8, Omar 6, Al-Zaabi 5, Al-Ameri 5, Abdalla 4, Ahmed 4, Al-Ali 0, Al-Junaibi 0
QS: 19-10, 38-31, 65-49, 95-60
- It took a whole half before Gilas finally put pedal to the metal against the Emirates. Chris Lutz was impressive penetrating constantly, while Marcus Douthit, Asi Taulava and Japeth Aguilar were all solid underneath. 

Day 3 of the 2011 SEABA U16 Championships

Laotian Aphakone Phommasone tries to break
the Indons' fullcourt pressure.
(image from FIBAAsia.net)

INDONESIA over LAOS, 83-50
INA - Kosasih 23, Kokodiputro 14, Yogia 11, Istiadi 8, Abraham 8, Airawan 6, Sandy 5, Saputra 2, Setiawan 2, Purwoko 2, Fahdan 2, Rejenoka 0
LAO - Thavonphaneuk 15, Phommasone 8, Sengsouliya 6, Inthavixay 5, Sengthong 5, Louangphommasone 4, Bounkhoum 3, Thammavong 2, Bouphaheuanghak 2, Labouaphieng 0
QS: 11-10, 40-27, 58-38, 83-50

Day 2 of the 2011 SEABA U16 Championships

Day 2 of the 2011 SEABA U16 Championships

ENERGEN PILIPNAS over INDONESIA, 109-46
PHL 109 - Diputado 20, Tolentino 19, Cani 19, Pascual 13, Lao 9, Vito 8, Asilum 6, Brill 5, Javelosa 4, TOngco 4, Babilonia 2
INA 46 - Purwoko 9, Abraham 9, Kosasih 8, Istiadi 7, Kokodiputro 6, Fahdan 4, Sandy 3, Saputra 0, Rejenoka 0, Yogia 0, Airawan 0, Setiawan 0
QS: 22-3, 45-21, 75-32, 109-46
- The Pinoys outscored Indonesia 22-3 in the first 10 minutes and never looked back, extending the lead and more than doubling the Indons' output.
- The Filipinos move up to 2-0 as Indonesia goes t0 1-1.
 SINGAPORE over LAOS, 108-70
SIN 68 - Goh 28, Han 21, Toh 17, Tay JY 12, Lim 9, Cheok 6, Tay WC 6, Tee 4, lee 3, Ng 2, Ridzuan 0, Chua 0
LAO 70 - Thavonphaneuk 33, Phommasone 8, Bounkhoum 7, Sengsouliya 7, Sengthong 6, Inthavixay 5, Bouphaheuanghak 4, Louangphommasone 0, Thammavong 0, Labouaphieng 0
QS: 32-17, 51-31, 78-51, 108-70
- The Singaporeans bounced back from an opening day loss by going on a strong first quarter run. They simply coasted to the win thereafter. They outrebounded and had more assists than the Laotians, who seem to be the weakest squad in the the 5-team field.
- Singapore goes up to 1-1 while Laos takes its first loss.

2011 William Jones Cup Day 5 Scores, Pictures & Commentary


Ha Seung-Jin asserted himself in the middle for Korea.
(image from basketball-tpe.org)

SOUTH KOREA over SMART-GILAS PILIPINAS, 78-70
KOR 78 - Oh 14, Yang DG 17, Ha 16, Stevenson 11, Kim JS 6, Lee 5, Kang 2, Kim JK 2, Yang HJ 0
PHL 70 - Casio 27, Douthit 16, Baracael 13, Tiu 6, Lutz 4, Aguilar 2, Taulava 2, Barroca 0, Lassiter 0, Hontiveros 0
QS: 14-16, 37-28, 56-56, 78-70
- The Koreans used superior size in outrebounding the Pinoys. Korea also had more assists and steals and forced 24 Pinoy turnovers.

On the Trail of Champions: Inalienable Truths


Kris Porter and the Eaglets ran into a tough UST five.
(image by Jessie F. Ramos)

In basketball, there are certain things that hold true in every game – certain inalienable truths that apply across all teams and levels of play. Four of those truths contributed to the outcome of the Eaglets’ last game in the first round of Season 74.