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BULLDOGS OPEN STRONG IN SEASON 88 DEBUT

National University turned up the heat in the second half to overwhelm the University of the East, 72-57, spoiling Chris Gavina’s coaching debut in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Arena in Manila. The Bulldogs rode the continued rise of Paul Francisco and Kenshin Padrones, along […]

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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, […]