UST defeats UP

UAAP Season 74 Second Round
UP Fighting Maroons vs UST Growling Tigers
UST defeats UP, 77-70
August 14, 2011 – Smart Araneta Coliseum

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UST defeats UP

UAAP Season 74
UP Fighting Maroons vs UST Growling Tigers
UST defeats UP, 68-49
August 7, 2011 – Smart Araneta Coliseum

After a big win by the UP Fighting Maroons against the FEU Tamaraws last Thursday, UP lost its shooting touch and had a big loss against the UST Growling Tigers, 68-49. No UP player scored in double figures with Jelo Montecastro leading UP with 9 points and Mike Silungan with 8 points.

Jett Manuel who led UP against FEU with 20 points only contributed 5 points.

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4th quarter collapse gives UST a win over UP

UAAP Season 73 Round 2
UP Fighting Maroons vs UST Growling Tigers
UST wins 68-66

The UP Fighting Maroons led for three quarters but a 4th quarter collapse snapped the losing streak of the UST Growling Tigers. The turnaround started when back-to-back unsportsmanlike fouls were called against Magi Sison and Mark Juruena which gave UST 4 free throws and ball possessions for both infractions thus giving the Tigers a wider cushion in the 4th quarter until Mike Silungan and Alvin Padilla both made 3-point shots to trim the lead to 1, 67-66 but time ran out for the Maroons as UP fouled Jeric Teng with no time left making 1 free throw to make the final score, 68-66.

Another sorry loss for UP with 2 games left, against No. 1 FEU, who lost to La Salle a while ago and UE, who beat Ateneo last thursday. UP had great ball rotation in the 1st 3 quarters as many players scored led by Martin Reyes, Alvin Padilla and Carlo Gomez with 12 pts each and Magi Sison and Mark Juruena both contributing 8 points.

Game Scores:

UST 68 – Teng 17, Mariano 11, Camus 11, Fortuna 10, Bautista 6, Afuang 6, Pe 5, Mamaril 2, Marata 0, Lo 0, Daquioag 0, Aytona 0.

UP 66 – Martin Reyes 12, Padilla 12, Gomez 12, Sison 8, Juruena 8, Mikee Reyes 6, Silungan 5, Hipolito 3, Saret 0, Pascual 0, Maniego 0.

Quarters: 14-14, 26-31, 45-51, 68-66.

UP Fighting Maroons 1st Round Recap

UAAP Season 73 Round 1 Recap for the UP Fighting Maroons
0 wins, 7 losses

Game 1: UP Fighting Maroons (62) vs La Salle Green Archers (80)
Top Scorer: Woody Co/Mike Silungan – 17pts
UP vs DLSU Recap | UP vs DLSU Pictures

Game 2: UP Fighting Maroons (59) vs Adamson Falcons (66)
Top Scorer: Woody Co – 17pts
UP vs AdU Recap | UP vs AdU Pictures

Game 3: UP Fighting Maroons (81) vs UST Growling Tigers (87)
Top Scorer: Magi Sison – 19pts
UP vs UST Recap | UP vs UST Pictures

Game 4: UP Fighting Maroons (70) vs FEU Tamaraws (94)
Top Scorer: Martin Reyes – 16pts
UP vs FEU Recap

Game 5: UP Fighting Maroons (54) vs UE Red Warriors (59)
Top Scorer: Mike Silungan – 20pts
UP vs UE Recap | UP vs UE Pictures

Game 6: UP Fighting Maroons (53) vs Ateneo Blue Eagles (78)
Top Scorer: Magi Sison – 13pts
UP vs ADMU Recap

Game 7: UP Fighting Maroons (66) vs NU Bulldogs (70)
Top Scorer: Martin Reyes – 15pts
UP vs NU Recap

UP Fighting Maroons 1st Round Statistics

UP vs UST Game Statistics

UP Fighting Maroons Statistics from the UP vs UST Game

Top Scorers:
Magi Sison – 19pts, 11rebs, 1ast
Martin Reyes – 19pts, 2rebs

3-point Field Goal Shooting (9/35=26%)
Martin Reyes – 4/9
Mike Silungan – 3/13
Josh Saret – 0/4

2-point Field Goal Shooting (22/41=54%)
Magi Sison – 8/11
Woody Co – 3/6
Mark Lopez – 4/6
Alvin Padilla – 3/8
Martin Reyes – 3/3
Mike Silungan – 1/4

Free Throw Shooting (10/17=59%)
Woody Co – 0/2
Magi Sison – 3/5
Mike Silungan – 5/7

Other notable statistics from the game:
- Mike Silungan 16pts, 8rebs, 4asts, 4stls, 0to
- Woody Co 9pts, 9rebs, 6asts, 1stl ,1blk, 5to
- UP committed 20 turnovers
- Mikee Reyes was in the starting 5
- 3 players played more than 30min, Woody Co (38min), Mike Silungan (35min), Magi Sison (37min)
- Carlo Gomez, Miggy Maniego and Jett Manuel played only for 3minutes
- DNP: Moriah Gingerich, Dionisio Hipolito, Vergel Evangelista, Martin Pascual

UST defeats UP in OT

UAAP Season 73 1st Round
UP Fighting Maroons vs UST Growling Tigers
UST wins in OT 87-81

The UP Fighting Maroons had a big chance to win its first game this UAAP Season (and first without Coach Aboy Castro) but crucial turnovers and missed free throws extended the game into overtime and eventually the Maroons lost to the Growling Tigers 87-81. Woody Co missed two free throws in the 4th quarter which should have given UP a 3pt lead, with UP leading by a point with 6.2 seconds left in the regulation.

Then in the next sequence a double lane violation was called that resulted in a jump ball situation where Jeric Teng got the ball and was fouled by Mike Silungan (It was just a small bump but the referees still called a crucial foul) with 3.5sec left. Teng missed the first free throw and made the second to send the game into overtime.

Jeric Fortuna of UST had the hot hands with 29pts and 8 out of 10 from three point range including a rare 4-point play from a foul from Magi Sison in OT. It was actually a good game by UP with Interim Coach Potit de Vera calling the shots in the 1st half but in the 2nd half, it was clear that Consultant Boyet Fernandez who was the one making plays during timeouts.

The Fighting Maroons improved offensively specially Magi Sison who top scored for UP with 19 points along with Martin Reyes who was also on fire from three point range also with 19. But it came down to making free throws and taking care of the ball in the last few minutes which UP really needs to improve the next few games.

Mike Silungan, Woody Co, Mark Lopez and Alvin Padilla were the only other players from UP who scored a basket.

UP Fight!

Game Scores:

UST 87 – Fortuna 29, Mariano 18, Teng 13, Bautista 9, Daquiaog 6, Camus 6, Afuang 4, Pe 2, Wong 0, Tinte 0, Mamaril 0, Lo 0, Marquez 0, Aytona 0.

UP 81
– Sison 19, Martin Reyes 19, Silungan 16, Padilla 10, Co 9, Lopez 8, Saret 0, Manuel 0, Migs Reyes 0, Maniego 0, Juruena 0, Gomez 0.

Final Four Results

UAAP Season 72

FEU Tamaraws vs. UE Red Warriors
No. 2 FEU has a twice to beat advantage over UE, but FEU has a big disadvantage (Barroca). UE upsets a distracted FEU team in game 1, 84-74 behind the hot hands of Paul Lee.

Then in the knockout game, UE defeats FEU again, 78-72 to stage a showdown with Ateneo in the Finals. This is one of the most shocking upsets this season behind UP defeating Ateneo. Almost everyone has predicted an FEU vs Ateneo Finals, but now it is the Ateneo Blue Eagles versus the UE Red Warriors.

Ateneo Blue Eagles vs. UST Growling Tigers
No. 1 Ateneo dominating No. 4 UST in this game 81-64, the Blue Eagles has not tasted defeat since the UP Fighting Maroons beat them in the 1st round.

Finals
Ateneo Blue Eagles vs. UE Red Warriors

Prediction:
Game 1: UE
Game 2: Ateneo
Game 3: UE

Comeback by UP falls short

UAAP Season 72

UP Fighting Maroons vs. UST Growling Tigers
UST wins 93-88
Aug 20, 2009, 2pm
Araneta Coliseum

With hot shooting UST having a 31 point lead in the third quarter, the UP Fighting Maroons almost made a comeback cutting the deficit to 5 with 8 seconds left in the game, but time was not on their side as UP loses to the Growling Tigers, 93-88. Leading UP were rookie Alvin Padilla scoring 21 points and former Rookie of the Year Woody Co contributing 24 points.

Although UP lost this game, we can see that the future is bright for the UP Fighting Maroons, specially the play of Alvin Padilla, who by the way is ineligible for the Rookie of the Year honors because he is not a freshman but a transferee from San Beda. With the entry of Mike Silungan in UAAP Season 73, I think Padilla and Silungan will be a formidable combination for the fighting maroons next year.

Box Score

UST 93 – Ababou 23, Bautista 17, Fortuna 14, Teng 13, Mirza 13, Camus 8, Maliksi 3, Afuang 2, Ungria 0, Green 0, Cam 0, Aytona 0.

UP 88 – Co 24, Padilla 21, Lopez 18, Mikee Reyes 5, Sison 4, De Asis 4, Gomez 3, Gamboa 3, Martin Reyes 2, Gingerich 2, Braganza 2, Maniego 0, Hipolito 0, Juruena 0, Astorga 0.

UP vs UST Game Pictures

UP vs UST 1st Round Game Pictures

UP vs UST
Hand on his face, Martin Reyes shoots a three scoring 17 points on 4/9 three point shooting

UP vs UST
Rookie Mikee Reyes had a breakout game with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists

UP vs UST
Woody Co led UP with 23 points against the much taller UST squad

UP vs UST
Mark Lopez fastbreak

UP vs UST
UST regrouped in the second half, outscoring UP in the 3rd, 32-17
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