Uaap finals

2022 - 12 - 12

Post cover — Image courtesy of "Philstar.com"

Maroons clip Blue Eagles to gain early UAAP finals lead (Philstar.com)

Clamping down on defense to force Ateneo to out-of-system shots, the defending champions thus moved one win away from back-to-back titles.

Lucero led UP in the win with 14 points, 11 boards, two assists and two blocks. While the Maroons were unable to pad their lead in the late goings, their defense also denied an Ateneo basket, which helped them hold on for the victory. But Zavier Lucero came out with a huge block on Chris Koon, which gave way for a Harold Alarcon triple on the other end to give UP breathing space anew, 61-56, with 6:39 ticks to go. The Blue Eagles sliced the lead to as small as two, 58-56, off an Ange Kouame triple with 7:24 left in the game. Na-sustain." "Defensively, we started well.

UP holds off Ateneo in clutch, moves one win away from defending ... (Rappler)

Zavier Lucero and Harold Alarcon lead the defending UAAP champion UP Fighting Maroons in a clutch finals Game 1 escape of the Ateneo Blue Eagles.

I like the way the team looked for the open man,” said UP head coach Goldwin Monteverde. The ball movement was also really there. Coming off a 58-56 lead with 7:20 left in the fourth quarter, UP unleashed its two-way chops on Ateneo with a pivotal 10-2 run ending at the 4:37 mark, highlighted by a huge Lucero block on Chris Koon and two booming triples by Alarcon for the 68-58 separation.

UP nears back-to-back UAAP titles, beats Ateneo in Finals Game 1 (INQUIRER.net)

MANILA, Philippines–University of the Philippines fired too many weapons Ateneo found hard to neutralize as the Fighting Maroons seized Game 1 of their UAAP ...

1 fast-breaking team this season forged ahead early with a double-digit advantage anchored on the efforts of Cyril Gonzales, Harold Alarcon and JD Cagulangan. Cagulangan grabbed the rebound above everybody else in the next sequence and ran the length of the floor as the UP offense found Lucero for a buzzer-beating layup that put them ahead, 42-35, at the half. JD Cagulangan iced the win with a pair of freebies for UP, which is seeking to write history as the only team to win two championships in a single year.

UP Maroons one away from UAAP title repeat after holding off Ateneo (Sports Interactive Network Philippines)

UNIVERSITY of the Philippines proved its championship mettle down the stretch, banking on a strong finish to hold off Ateneo, 72-66, and move a win away ...

Forthsky Padrigao led Ateneo with 16 points but had to go out midway through the second quarter because of cramps. I like the way the team was looking for the open man. The Blue Eagles had a chance to tie the game on the next possession with Chris Koon looking to slam it home, but Lucero rejected the attempt emphatically – with his block resulting in an Alarcon three-pointer a few seconds later in a five-point swing, giving the Fighting Maroons a 61-56 lead.

Ateneo falters to UP in Game 1 of UAAP Finals (The GUIDON)

THE ATENEO Blue Eagles failed to capitalize on late-game chances and dropped a much-needed Game 1 to defending champions University of the Philippines (UP) ...

The game came down to the wire in the fourth quarter as the Blue Eagles attempted to take the lead from UP. Their defensive intensity prevented the UP squad from growing their lead by too much, but the UP side matched their efforts by suffocating Ateneo on the defensive end. THE ATENEO Blue Eagles failed to capitalize on late-game chances and dropped a much-needed Game 1 to defending champions University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons, 66-72.

UAAP: Game 1 loss a chance for Ateneo to learn — coach (ABS-CBN News)

The Blue Eagles are not making any excuses after a 'tough' loss to the Fighting Maroons in the UAAP Season 85 men's basketball finals.

It’s gonna be a lot of mental adjustments not just physical for us.” This is one of them, of course,” he said. “So, we’ve got to make sure that we can address that.