The 2008 UAAP Season 71 Championship Finals Game 1 between Ateneo Blue Eagles vs de La Salle Green Archers is set today, September 21, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. Game 2 is set on Thursday, 25, 2008.
Game 2 Update: Ateneo Blue Eagles is 2008 UAAP Champion, click here for details.
Post Update (21-Sep-2008, 6:25pm):
Ateneo Blue Eagles, recovered from a full-press defense by De La Salle Green Archers took the first game 69-61 of the 2008 UAAP Season 71 Game 1 Finals. For details, check the quarter-by-quarter accounts at the end of this post.
Check out the UAAP 71 Championship Finals LIVE results and updates here at Bloggista.org.
UAAP 71 Finals Game 1 – Ateneo vs. La Salle Quarter Results:
Game 1 Imperatives:
DLSU:
- Play full-press with caution
- Stop Raba Al Hussaini
- Deny Chris Tiu from scoring
ADMU:
- Strengthen inside play
- Maintain foul free
- Capitalize on big men (Nonoy Baclao, Al-Hussaini)
1st Quarter: ADMU (15) – DLSU (12)
- De La Salle scoreless for first 3:50 minutes, with 4 fouls
- Ateneo with 5 turn-overs for first 3 minutes of the game
- First quarter ended with a 3-point Ateneo lead
- Quarter analysis: De La Salle’s full-press defense appears to threaten Ateneo
2nd Quarter: ADMU (36) – DLSU (29)
- Ateneo with 12 turnovers, with 6 minutes remaining in the 2nd quarter
- 3-points by Jai Reyes of Blue Eagles but a quick 2 by Rico Maierhofer the Green Archers
- ADMU (23) – DLSU (18), 5:00 remaining
- 2:15 remaining, DLSU (29) took the lead courtesy of a steal by JV Casio. ADMU (26)
- Green Archer’s full court press and sudden switch to 2-2-1 press collapses Blue Eagle’s offense and defense – with 14 turnovers 2 minutes left in the 2nd quarter.
- A fake shot by Ryan Buenafe was converted into a trey by Jai Reyes, ending the first half with ADMU (36) – DLSU (29). Ateneo took a 10-0 run just right after DLSU took the lead at 29-26.
- First half analysis: DLSU 24% low FG, ADMU 15 TO’s vs. DLSU 7 TO’s, Fastbreak Points ADMU (13) vs. DLSU (4)
3rd Quarter: ADMU (55) – DLSU (45)
- Ateneo continues 14-0 run at the opening of the 3rd quarter, but with 16 turnovers
- Archer’s Rico Mangahas with 4 fouls; Blue Eagles’ Jai Reyes and Salamat with both 3 personal fouls
- Biggest lead in the game, 42-32 in favor of Ateneo with 6:00 remaining and a timeout by De La Salle
- 3 personal fouls for Rico Maierhofer; 17 points for Raba Al-Hussaini despite cold start
- 3rd Raba AL-Hussaini shoot-miss-rebound-shoot of the game elated Ateneo crowds
- Ateneo lead cut down to 8 points 2:50 remaining in the 3rd quarter
- 3rd quarter ended with a 10-point lead by Ateneo, a hot Raba Al-Hussaini with 23 points, and a cold Chris Tiu sitting in the bench for most of the 3rd quarter.
4th Quarter: ADMU (69) – DLSU (61) Final Score
- With Ateneo able to break the fullpress defense of De La Salle, Coach Pumaren switched to 2-3 defense.
- 4th quarter started with a low scoring percentage for Ateneo. Green Archer bench Malabes contributed 4 back-to-back points for De La Salle team
- Raba Al-Hussaini continues to dominate the board with 9 rebounds and 27 points with less than 5 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter. ADMU (61) – DLSU (52)
- Chris Tiu explodes in less than 4 minutes of the final quarter
- Mangahas rejected by Nonoy Baclao with his 5th block of the game
- De La Salle offense breaks down. Ateneo better handled the fullpress defense of DLSU in the second half, notably in the 4th quarter
- 65-57 in favor of ADMU in the last 2 minutes of the game
- Raba Al-Husssaini finishes with 31 points; Baclao with 7 blocks
Meanwhile, join the fun and vote which UAAP 71 Team will win the Championship.
Which UAAP Team will win the 2008 UAAP Championship Title
- Ateneo Blue Eagles (70%, 691 Votes)
- La Salle Green Archers (30%, 301 Votes)
Total Voters: 992
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Which UAAP Team will win the 2008 UAAP Championship Title and in what Game?
- Ateneo in Game 2 (62%, 154 Votes)
- De La Salle in Game 3 (27%, 66 Votes)
- Ateneo in Game 3 (11%, 30 Votes)
Total Voters: 249
Loading ...Ateneo vs De La Salle UAAP 71 Previous Game Results:
July 6, 2008: ADMU (79) – DLSU (73)
Sep 6, 2008: ADMU (65) – DLSU (57)
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waw grabe. lupet ni rabeh ah.. si tiu bat ganon onti na lang score niya. dati antaas eh. wo0o0. anyway. galing ng ateneo. panal0 na kay0..
galing ni jai…^_^
goodluck.. :]]
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WOOOOT go ateneo!
wow! ang galing talaga ng ADMU peru mas magaling ang DLSU. the height advantage are one of the factors that bring ADMU to the finals.
blue green.. “the height advantage are one of the factors that bring ADMU to the finals.”
shouldn’t that be rephrased to something like..
The height advantage of ADMU was one of the factors that brought them to the finals..
Only the strong will survive! Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam! ONE BIG FIGHT!
GO ATENEO!!! ONEE..BIGGG..FIGHTT!!!
GO CHRIS
GO Raba
go ue warriors
Kahit na naka 2pts lang si Tiu nananalo parin Ateneo samantalang si Casio, kahit na maayos ang laro niya natalo parin sila.. that alone spells the difference. Ateneo will win the finals hehe
go ateneo!!! beat ‘em once more!! I love you chris tiu! hehehe galing mo talaga! FIGHT, FIGHT, BLUE and WHITE! ATENEO SIS BUM BAH!!.. hehehehe
i love ateneo!
go team ateneo!bonfire na haha!
rabeh, MVP!
go ateneo!
=)
ONE BIG FIGHT!
Beat La Salle!
Cmon guys bring back the honor and pride that has been lost for a long time,this is ur greatest game in ur life this a war of honor and pride,we have to destroy and paralize the defense and offense of la salle, palagi n lang sila ang nasa spotlight,one big fight .this is the year of the eagle
ateneo and la salle suck!
GO ATENEO!!
GO BLUE EAGLES!!
BEAT THE ARCHERS!!
ONE BIG FIGHT!!
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go archers……
dont show mercy to eagles…..
pakita natin we will always on TOP!!!!!
beat BLUE eagles
im pretty sure that ateneo will beat la salle, the archers don’t even deserve to be in the finals..it will be a peace of cake for ateneo..
ATENEO will win!
Hail Ateneans!
One big fight!!!
DLSU will still hold the title for this season, no doubt about it. We’re back, we’re one. Animo La Salle!
go green archers! we will win this season!
hail! hail! alma mater hail to de la salle
WE’LL THAT BANNER HIGH AND BRIGHT A SHIELD OF GREEN AND WHITE!
animo! LA SALLE! we are ONE! LASALYANO! PROUD AKO!
We are pretty sure of what will be the outcome of the 2nd Game!!!
This will be the last game for la salle because Ateneo (sister school) will definitely emerge as the Champs this time…
La Salle, you can just go back to NCAA..
We here in ATENEO DE NAGA will shout as one!!!
GO ATENEO, ONE BIG FIGHT!!!!
tang inamo la salle! lol
go ateneo!
ang liliit ng mga naglalaro dito sa pinas..
d pde maglaro ng basketbol
boring panoorin..
mag jakool nlang kayo!
pra tumangkad…
korek ka jan tol//
parang mga manok na nagbabasketbol
kitang kita na ang ateneo ang manalo sa finals. ang la2mpa ng tga la salle. X kau archers!haha!
ATENEO Wins Game TWO!!! WOoooooooooHoooooooo!!!
ex ko lasalista :-p :-p :-p
YEAH BABY!!!
too bad thrown out rico maiehofer.. maganda sana laban if complete team ng la salle n foul calls were too tight.. i believe ateneo would have won anyway..
STILL FOR THE GREENS!!!!! ANIMO!
hey! GIVE THE SPOTLIGHT TO THE BLUE CHICKENS!!! ds may be the year for them but i’ll bet, coach pumaren will find any and every way to make again to the top and full blown archers will shine again!!! kaya mga blue!!! pnsamantala lang yan!!! season 72 will be there’s! I STILL GO FOR THE GREENS!!! PUSH THE LIMIT, ANIMO SPIRIT! LEAVE THE DREAM, ANIMO TEAM!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU GUYS…
Franz is not sour graping… he’s just frustrated with the officiating… VERY biased… that Baclao should have been given also a tech. during the first game when he started shouting at the fallen Rico m. (seen in full view on TV)… that’s what you call sport!!!
ATENEO, SAVOR YOUR VICTORY-(hilaw) … IT MIGHT BE YOUR LAST!!!
HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE
Hey!!! Ateneo made a very great fight. You do your best to show your true skill and talent in playing basketball Blue eagles!!! Keep up the good work…
ANIMO ATENEO!!!
The CHAMPION among th champions.
The BEST among the best.
galing talaga ng mga atenista,,,,,, syempre isa ko dun
mga DUDE,,, great job…… go..go..go..
DLSU.. wala yan puro porma lang yan,,..
Hahaha. congrats sa ateneo..although bad3p ako sa nangyari nung game 2, kasalanan din ni rico.sana hindi nia na ginawa yun…concentrate n lng sa laro, nakaisa sana kami.. T__T pero mas magaling tlga ateneo…gudluck n lng next season.
halu
suggestion lng…pwde mag laro ang champion nang NCAA(San Beda) VS Champion nang UAAP(Ateneo)..
tingnan natin kung cno ang mas magaling…mas xciting pa yang panoorin!!!!
sino ang mas magaling na mvp …c Al-Hussaini or c Ekwe..
???!!!!
I guess there will be a showdown between NCAA and UAAP champions – its been done for quite some time now. Let’s see if this year we’ll some good basketball action between these two leagues.