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BULLDOGS END SEASON WITH BIG WIN, BREAK LA SALLE’S NINE-GAME STREAK

National University feels at home at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. Ten days after dominating the UP Fighting Maroons at the same venue, the also-ran Bulldogs shocked the top-seeded De La Salle Green Archers, 63-54, to close their UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Men’s Basketball campaign on a high note on Wednesday. This victory allowed NU to […]

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ADAMSON BOOSTS FINAL FOUR HOPES WITH GRITTY WIN OVER NU

Adamson University further boosted its Final Four bid after eliminating National University in a low-scoring affair, 53-41, in the UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday. This gritty victory pushed the Soaring Falcons up to 5-7 at solo fifth and are just half a game behind the fourth-running […]

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NU BULLDOGS RALLY IN FOURTH QUARTER TO STUN UST, 67-62

NATIONAL University staged a massive fourth quarter comeback to shock University of Santo Tomas, 67-62, and remain alive in the UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Final Four race at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday. The Bulldogs opened the payoff period on a huge 17-3 run to overhaul a 55-47 deficit into […]

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY STUNS UP IN DOMINANT 67-47 UPSET

AT rock bottom, National University staged the mother of all upsets this UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Tournament, dismantling University of the Philippines in wire-to-wire fashion, 67-47, on Sunday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. With this three-game-skid-breaking triumph, the Bulldogs kept their flickering Final Four hopes alive at 3-8, tied with the Ateneo Blue […]

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ALFORQUE, BAUTISTA CLUTCH AS FEU STUNS NU FOR SECOND STRAIGHT WIN

Royce Alforque and Jorick Bautista emerged in the clutch as Far Eastern University held off National University, 65-58, to log its second straight win in the UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Tournament at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, Wednesday. It was first-year coach Sean Chambers’ first winning streak for the Tamaraws, as the […]

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ATENEO ROOKIES PORTER AND BAHAY LEAD BLUE EAGLES PAST NU

Rookies Kristian Porter and Jared Bahay propelled Ateneo de Manila University to a three-game skid-ending win at the expense of National University in a nail-biting ending, 70-68, in the UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Sunday. Ahead by just a single point, Kristian Porter came up huge on both […]

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YERRO’S BUZZER-BEATER LIFTS ADAMSON OVER NU, 60-58

Joshua Yerro converted the alley-oop buzzer-beater to lift Adamson University past National University, 60-58, in the UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Tournament at the SMART Araneta Coliseum, Wednesday night.  Jhon Calisay threw a perfect inbound pass to Yerro for the game-winning tip with 0.3 seconds remaining as the Falcons moved up to 3-2 in […]

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UP ROLLS PAST NU FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN IN UAAP SEASON 87

UNIVERSITY of the Philippines sent a strong message in the UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Tournament after dominating back-to-back bronze medalist National University, 89-62, at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. NU actually struck first with a point on a split from the free throw line by Jake Figueroa. However, UP quickly took over, […]