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A sweet victory by DLSU, or perhaps for many, redemption. DLSU rose from the ashes after being penalized for 1 year by the UAAP board. Nothing can stop the Green Archers from getting this year’s Championship.

Despite the many predictions that game 2 would be for UE, the DLSU Green Archers manage to stay on top of the game. DLSU’s strategy is to continue its formidable defense and force UE to make turnovers. Secondly, improve their free throw, and make extra effort in getting rebounds. UE’s game plan was to force DLSU’s big men to commit fouls so they can dominate the boards both defensively and offensively, and cut down its turnovers.

It was a very low scoring first quarter for both teams as the first point was only made after 3-4 minutes in the game. DLSU got the first blood sinking 1 free throw. UE then made an 8 to nothing run which startled the players from Taft. A timeout was called by Franz Pumaren to make some adjustments which enabled DLSU to bounce back to tie UE at 8 all, afterwhich, it was mostly DLSU leading the game.

Here’s the halftime stats.

DLSU vs UE Season 70 Game 2 Halftime analysis

Finally, DLSU has managed to improve its free throw percentages and surprisingly, leads in terms of rebounds. A huge improvement over the first games’ rebound percentages.

UE was able to do a good job guarding TY Tang who was instrumental during game 1. However, it wasn’t enough as other DLSU players step up their game.

As reported by the beautiful Tracy Abad.

Personally, I have never seen coach Dindo so furious and so mad in the 2 years that I have been working with them.
He asked them, “Are we scared?” over at the dugout, and then he pointed out what the warriors needed in order for them to win.

Number 1. They have to play as a team. They have to remove their selfishness once the get into the court.

Number 2. They should want to win he said that
they seemed like they are already quitting.

Number 3. They must be confident that they can win.

It was evident that the championship experience of the Green Archers really gave the edge. DLSU leading almost all throughout the game was not normal based on the past 3 DLSU vs UE games. This might have “startled” the UE warriors knowing the fact that this could be the final game of the season. They began playing “not to lose” instead of “playing to win” which was what they did in the eliminations.

During the 3rd quarter, UE was able to cut DLSU’s lead to 1 point. Coach Dindo was quite pleased by his boys’ performance but the Championship Series MVP Cholo and Casio were there to bring back a manageable lead for DLSU. Rico did a great job in rebounding together with about 2 more DLSU big players doing gang rebounds which lessened UE’s followups and tip ins.

Again, the UE warriors committed a lot of unnecessary turnovers (bad passes, 3sec violations, and travellings) . By mid 4th quarter, they’ve committed about 20+ turnovers as per the stats of the commentators (note: they had 31 turnovers last game 1).

The Magic 7

1. La Salle wins its 7th Title
2. 7th Decade of UAAP. Season 70. 7+0=7
3. 7th day of October
4. Year 2007
5. We beat Ateneo Twice(2) in 5 Games = 7
6. 2 is Greather than 14 ( 14 divided by 2 = 7)
7. La Salle has 7 letters
8. Halftime Score of DLSU is 34. 3+4=7
9. 3rd Quarter ends with DLSU at 52. Again 5+2=7
10. LaSalle has an overall record of 19 wins 6 loses. 19+6=25. 2+5 = 7
11. UE has an overall record of 14 wins and 2 loses. 14+2=16. 1+6 = 7
12. Pumaren has 7 letters
13. The replay was aired last night at channel 61. 6+1=7
14. Archers = 7 letters
15. Final Score is 73-64= 9. Nine (9) points - Game (2) = 7

Congratulations to the DLSU Green Achers for playing their best, and playing with their heart. It was a tough season, working against the odds, believing, and playing like there’s no tomorrow.

Congratulations to Coach Franz Pumaren for making it happen one more time. Leading an underdog team against UST, Admu, and finally a deep benched UE Warriors and winning against these great teams, is surely a testimony of his great coaching ability.

DLSU vs UE Season 70 Game 2 4th Quarter

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Finally, UE gets its first defeat of the season. It was a Pumaren vs Pumaren match with a sure victory by a Pumaren. Truly a big win and a proud moment for their parents.

Both coaches claiming to be the underdog. Franz saying that UE has a deeper bench and lots of time to reenergize, practice, and scrutinize DLSU’s games. Dindo says DLSU has a more experienced players with lots of championship experience.

UE was ahead almost all throughout the game but it all boils down to the last 4 and a half minutes of the game when the score was 58 all. UE dominates the rebounds but had over 30 turnovers as mentioned by the game commentators.

DLSU’s TY Tang, Casio, Cholo, and Rico were the key players with Rico getting that all important rebound that gave DLSU that 1 point edge while TY Tang got the best player of the game.

See it to appreciate.

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From Greenarcher.net

De La Salle Green Archers 87 - 89 Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles

The bliss was short-lived, and the celebration was judged as premature. In another nail-biter between one of the most storied rivalries in UAAP history, Chris Tiu hit a go-ahead 3-pointer in the wanning seconds of regulation to win the game for the Blue Eagles, 89-87.

The Green Archers started the game slow and was absolutely sloppy on offense before Rico Maierhofer entered the game and sparked a bit of energy on both ends of the floor; but the Archers still found themselves down 15-9 late in the first quarter. The Archers then scored the next 12 points, courtesy of Bader Malabes and Cholo Villanueva, to take control of the game going into halftime.

As the third quarter started, the Taft-based squad threatened to break the game wide open as they built their lead by as much as 12 points in the quarter. The Eagles retaliated with the help of Yuri Escueta and the three-point line and cut the Archers’ lead to 1, 64-65, going into the fourth quarter.

In the final quarter, the basketball game turned into a seesaw battle as both teams refused to let up and constantly snatched the lead from one another time and time again; until time finally led to the game’s dramatic finish. Jv Casio proved once more his worth as one of the deadliest clutch players in the league by scoring 5 points in the final 2 minutes of the game, but missed the shot that mattered the most.

As the Blue Eagles led with a little over a minute remaining in regulation, Jv Casio drove to the rim and was fouled while making the basket to take the lead once more for the Archers, 87-86. After trading misses on the ensuing possessions, Yuri Escueta drove to the basket and kicked the ball out to a wide-open Chris Tiu for the game-winning 3-pointer.

JV Casio tried to tie the game with a fade-away shot from the top of the key, but the ball bounced off the rim. Rico Maierhofer acquired the offensive rebound and layed the ball back in the hoop, but the shot was waived off as videos showed that the ball was still in Maierhofer’s hands as time expired.

Rico Maierhofer led the Green Archers in scoring with a UAAP-career-high 24 points, followed by Cholo Villanueva who scored 18. TY Tang also contributed 15 points for the Green Archers. JV Casio, who is the Archers’ leading scorer with 15.2 points per game prior to this game, was scoreless throughout the game until he scored 5 points in the final 2 minutes of regulation on 1/14 FG shooting. The Green Archers also missed 15 free throws, which contributed to their unraveling.

The game had its share of expressing supreme passion for school pride as both sides experienced raging and uncontrollable emotions at times, which garnered various warnings, technical fouls, and unsportsmanlike fouls.

With the loss, the Green Archers fall into a tie with the Blue Eagles, losing their sole grip on the twice-to-beat advantage and currently share the position with their rivals.

The Green Archers will have to defeat the unbeaten Red Warriors on Thursday if they wish to keep their aspirations of clinching the twice-to-beat advantage alive.

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