• November 23, 2024

UAAP: Ateneo seeking consistency after latest loss

Ateneo Blue Eagles during their game against the FEU Tamaraws in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Defending champion Ateneo won’t push the panic button just yet after absorbing their third loss in five games in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday. The Blue Eagles suffered their…

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UAAP: FEU slips past Ateneo in OT for first win

FEU’s L-Jay Gonzales.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — L-jay Gonzales hit the big shots in overtime as Far Eastern University toppled defending champion Ateneo, 66-61, in overtime in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena. Tied at 59-all in OT with both teams struggling to score, Gonzales came through…

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UAAP: UP stays perfect, defending champion Ateneo rights its ship

Ateneo’s Kai Ballungay against UE defenders in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Ateneo and University of the Philippines (UP) showed poise and character befitting tags as UAAP title favorites on Wednesday as they carved out hard-fought wins over separate foes in Season 86 of the men’s basketball tournament. Slowly getting their…

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UAAP: Sense of urgency is on Ateneo with UP pulling away

LeBron Lopez is flying high in rookie year with the hot-starting Maroons. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Ateneo and University of the Philippines (UP), UAAP title protagonists the last two seasons who have so far been on different rides in Season 86 of the men’s basketball tournament, take on separate foes on Wednesday with the defending champion Blue…

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Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin says he couldn’t care less about points

Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER>net MANILA, Philippines—Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin didn’t hold back when he was asked about his players’ scoring production in the Blue Eagles’ latest loss in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. Mason Amos top scored for the Blue Eagles with 12 points but the defending champions of the league…

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Birthday gift lifts Adamson past Ateneo

Adamson’s Vince Magbuhos celebrates after squeaking past Ateneo on a buzzer-beating triple in overtime. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Tab Baldwin said his team prefers its more thorough analytics over the league-produced statistics when they scrutinize their games. “… I carry this thing (stat sheet) around and we hardly look at it. We have our own set of…

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UAAP: Adamson stuns Ateneo behind Vince Magbuhos’ game-winner

Vince Magbuhos celebrates the winner that lifts Adamson past Ateneo in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Birthday boy Vince Magbuhos drilled the buzzer-beating, game-winning triple in overtime to lead Adamson past Ateneo, 74-71, in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Magbuhos…

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UAAP: Eager to help Ateneo, Ballungay churns out explosive performance

Ateneo’s Kai Ballungay. –MARLO CUETO/INQYIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Kai Ballungay provided the much-needed energy for Ateneo with his rebounds and emphatic dunks in the fourth quarter to overcome archrival La Salle, 77-72, in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena. Ballungay dunked over his defenders to give the…

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UAAP: Ballungay, Amos come through late as Ateneo beats La Salle

Ateneo’s Kai Ballungay soars for a dunk against La Salle in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Kai Ballungay and Mason Amos delivered the big baskets down the stretch as defending champion Ateneo topped archrival La Salle, 77-72, in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday at Mall of Asia…

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UAAP: NU Lady Bulldogs rout Ateneo to begin ‘eight-peat’ bid

NU’s Karl Pingol.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Defending champion National University jumpstarted its quest for an eighth consecutive title with a 77-57 win over Ateneo in the UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball tournament on Sunday at the University of Santo Tomas Quadricentennial Pavilion. Ann Pingol led the balanced attack of the Lady Bulldogs with 11…

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