UE Blows Out La Salle

By Alder T. Almo
11 July 2009 09:39 PM

The University of the East (UE) Red Warriors opened their title drive with an emphatic 65-46 win against the rookie-laden De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Archers in the 72nd UAAP Men's Basketball before a sea of red and green at the Big Dome.

The Red Warriors dedicated this victory to the late Rolando "Brenn" Perez, their long-time representative to the UAAP Board, who succumbed to a heart attack Friday night.

"Actually, we never talked about what happened (to Brenn) before the game. But this one is for him. We'll dedicate this season for him," said league neophyte coach Lawrence Chongson.

The Warriors played with heavy hearts in the first period which saw the Green Archers taking a brief one-point lead, 10-9. But it was only a matter of time before they methodically dismantled their Taft-based counterparts.

Behind Pari Llagas' inside game and Paul Lee's brilliant playmaking, UE came alive in the second period taking a 30-24 halftime lead, which they never relinquished.

Green Archer rookie Joseph Marata scored on back-to-back treys to pull DLSU within striking distance. UE, however, broke the game wide open from the 8:02 mark turning a 48-41 lead to a 22-point bubble using a 15-to-nothing run.

The rookie-laden Green Archers' inexperience tolled heavily as they missed 53 of their 70 shots for a paltry 24 percent field goal shooting. The Green Archers' 46 points was the league's lowest team output since the University of the Philippines scored 45 curiously against DLSU in Sept. 3, 2005.

Not one Green Archer scored in double figures with veteran James Mangahas' nine points leading the team. In contrast, UE's veterans showed up with Llagas scoring a team-high 15 points. Paul Lee had a remarkable all-around performance to the tune of 11 points, six rebounds and seven assists while Elmer Espiritu came up with a huge 9-point,14-rebound and three-block effort.

The Scores:

UE 65 - Llagas 15, Lee 11, Espiritu 9, Zamar 9, Lingganay 6, Reyes 5, Acuñ 4, Ayala 2, Alabanza 2, Acibar 2, Tagarda 1.

DLSU 46 - Mangahas 9, Marata 7, Barua 7, Webb 5, Malabes 5, Villanueva 4, Ferdinand 3, Tolentino 2, Co 2, Bringas 2, Bagatsing 0, Atkins 0, Andrada 0.

Quarters: 9-10, 24-30, 43-35, 65-46.

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Please avoid the use of expletives and keep the discussion clean.

raymart:
xur 1,300 akin yan san tau kita?
28 September 2009 08:07 PM

HOHO:
diba mas MADAMING PANALO ANG LA SALLE KESA ATENEO?? hmm. So LA SALLE PADIN GUSTO KO. :)
29 August 2009 08:36 PM

ralph::
marumi maglaro ang lasalle! buti nga at NILAMPASO sila ng UE! karma! evil laugh: WHAHAHAHAH! kuwawang lasalle.
10 August 2009 11:22 AM

chris eleazar:
check out UAAP history. tignan niyo kung sino pinakamaraming UAAP men's basketball championship. bago ka magsabi na walang napatunayan. UST (18), FEU (19) and UE (18) ang big three sa UAAP men's basketball championships. FYI.
31 July 2009 06:36 AM

ADMU Alumni Fanboy:
It's too early to say that DLSU is beat. Let's just hope that we don't see them sa Finals. And if we do, we'll test how good their upcoming system really is.
But anyway... Go Blue Eagles!
19 July 2009 11:21 AM

voltaire garcia:
ang jologs ng mga adik sa uaap, lalo na ung mga walang kakwenta kwentang nag cocomment dito, mag aral kayo ng mabuti mga jologs
17 July 2009 12:42 PM

paulanthony:
bgo kyo mag angas cgraduhn nyo muna n may np2nayan n skul nyo d2 s uaap plg nlng kmi n ateneo e heheeh la bng bgo??bka png elims lng kyo pg semis n mga kbdo plyers nyo peaceout
16 July 2009 09:14 PM

christine:
. nice one ue ! haha :DD . pusta ko na 1,300 ko sa thursday game . BEAT ATENEO ! kaya neu ean . :)
15 July 2009 08:53 PM

allen:
ue vs. ateneo yan s championship mas mgnda laban ngayon kht uderdog ang ue...cno pu2sta pg n2loy?hehe

15 July 2009 12:50 PM

allen:
wla ng laban ang la salle ngayon s u.e,kya lng nmn cla ntalo nung season70 s la salle dhl mtgl cla npahinga at wla championship experince kht isa s knila pro dikit nmn ang laban.. ngayon u.e ateneo championship
15 July 2009 12:45 PM

bito!:
nice nice!! magaling u.e. alang unity ang la salle. cho cho.
15 July 2009 08:42 AM

carlos c. beltran:
Viva U.E.. keep on fighting.. and I hope we will get the trophy this year if GOD's will..
15 July 2009 01:25 AM

john erik:
tenks din sa la salle they gave ue a good game
14 July 2009 07:20 PM

john erik:
ang galing galing kasi nila ngaun maganda ung pamamalakad ng bago nilang coach mr lawrence chongson
14 July 2009 07:19 PM

Spike316:
And one more thing. Lawrence Chongson is a lasallian. Who eventually happened before when Dindo Pumaren coached UE in season 70. UE always owe it to its players and also to lasalle.
14 July 2009 01:52 PM


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