Tag: Maroons
Hot Archers shoot down another force in Maroons
La Salle’s Michael Phillips (left, photo above) powers his way past the UP defense. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ La Salle exacted revenge on another first-round conqueror on Sunday by taking down University of the Philippines, 88-79, and muddling up the race for the top two spots in the Final Four of the UAAP Season 86 men’s…
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Maroons fend off late Eagles’ rally to avenge first round loss and send mighty Ateneo to a losing streak
Sean Torculas rams this one home to downplay early dominance of UP, before the Maroons had to outsteady the Eagles in the stretch. —UAAP PHOTO University of the Philippines was not in the mood to allow Ateneo another ego-boosting chance by holding down the Blue Eagles in the wild and wooly stretch Sunday as the…
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With loss diluting their league dominance, Maroons pick up lessons and ready to start anew
Chris Koon (right) and Ateneo dealt the first blow in their rivalry with CJ Cansino and UP. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ University of the Philippines (UP), despite having a strong start to its UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament campaign, is far from perfect especially after experiencing a hard reality check at the hands of defending…
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Facing biggest threat to their title, Eagles show who’s boss and put an end to amazing six-game Maroons streak
Rookie forward Mason Amos (center) delivers big at the crunch for the Eagles despite the Maroons’ sticky defense. —PHOTOS BY AUGUST DELA CRUZ Ateneo was not ready to relinquish its mastery of University of the Philippines (UP) just yet, nor give the Maroons the psychological edge from earning a first round sweep of the UAAP…
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Maroons riding 6-game run into UAAP duel vs Blue Eagles
Ateneo’s Mason Amos dunks against UST in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Ateneo would rather be in a better place in the standings heading into a showdown against title rival University of the Philippines. But despite just making it to 3-3 (win-loss), the Blue Eagles are ready for the streaking Maroons. “We’ll…
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No rest for the victorious as Maroons shoot for first round sweep
UP coach Goldwyn Monteverde. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net For a team coming off a big win against one of the top guns in Season 86 of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament, undefeated University of the Philippines (UP) certainly has earned the chance to take it easy even for a bit. But the Maroons won’t—and that’s not because…
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UAAP: Maroons survive biggest test thus far by clipping Green Archers
UP center Malick Diouf.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net If there was one thing evident in the way University of the Philippines (UP) played on Wednesday night—and how it has traversed Season 86 of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament thus far—is that the Fighting Maroons are showing everyone their innate ability to win. The Maroons survived a long, cold…
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Maroons in acid test against Archers; Eagles seek bounce-back
University of the Philippines (UP) and La Salle, title favorites coming off contrasting fates, are going into a key first round clash in Season 86 of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament looking for nothing but to forget what has happened very recently. “We’re still a work in progress,” Maroons coach Goldwin Monteverde said after a…
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Maroons shoot for No. 5 while looking to compound Tigers’ struggles
Malick Diouf will be a matchup problem for the Tigers. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Facing a winless team for the second straight game, there is one thing that the unbeaten University of the Philippines (UP) will not feel going into its match against University of Santo Tomas (UST). “ ‘Comfortable’ is a word rarely heard in our…
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Maroons, Bulldogs stay perfect as Falcons survive Tigers in OT
Adamson’s Joem Sabandal.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Jeff Napa believes that luck played a big role why National University remained undefeated after two games in Season 86 of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament. A 71-65 squeaker against Far Eastern University on Wednesday certainly wasn’t expected since the Bulldogs were coming off a swashbuckling thrashing of defending champion Ateneo…
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