UST Tiger Cubs celebrates the victory of the boys’ basketball championship of the UAAP season 87. They beat nuns in 3 games. –Uaap photo
Manila, Philippines – The University of Santo Tomas is back from basketball of the boys from the UAAP high school after 24 years.
The Tiger Cubs obtained the championship of season 87 with a victory of 83-77 in extension of 83-77 against the National School of Nazareth University Thursday at Filooil Ecoil Center.
It was the first UST title since season 64 in 2001 at the time of Jun Cortez. This championship also marks its 12th in the general classification, making school the second most successful program in the history of boys from the UAAP boys.
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The victory also finished a double gilded for UST after the groaned junior tigresses won the female title last week. This is the first time that a school has won the two high school basketball championships since women’s basketball has been introduced in season 82.
Henu Iñigo head coach, who is now part of an exclusive group of coaches with UAAP and NCAA titles, praised the resilience of his team.
UST Tigers Cubs coach Manu Iñigo, after winning the boys’ basketball championship from UAAP season 87. They beat nuns in 3 games. –Uaap photo
“My goal as a coach is really to help as many young players as possible to reach the following level,” he said. “I’m going to fill this whole story with the children we have guided – that’s what really matters.”
The series was decided with an average winning margin of only 5.6 points per game. Nuns took match 1, 77-70, before UST rebounded in match 2 with a victory of 89-85.
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In match 3, UST led by 17 points, but Nuns organized a furious rally in the fourth quarter. The Jid Locsin franc throw and the migs palanca putback forced overtime at 74 years.
Nuns lost the 87 Best Student Foreign Akowe Akowe Student Ao Foreign Foreign At the end of regulation, which UST took advantage of, going to an advance from the start of 80-74 in prolongation with key baskets from Kirk Cañete and the Senegalese attacker Racine Kane.
The Bullpups were likely, but crucial missed launches and three -point wandering attempts sealed their fate.
The Tiger Racine Kane Cubs striker won the MVP of the finals. –Uaap photo
“An advance of seventeen points, but there is really not safely against the nuns. Our vision is to win it per quarter, so we do not care who leads – as long as we fight until the end. We were lucky in overtime, and this is how we won,” said Iñigo.
Kane propelled with 28 points, 17 rebounds and two blocks, winning the MVP honors of the finals. Buenaflor fought offensively, drawing 5 out of 16, but compensated with 15 rebounds and six assists.
Palanca led nuns with 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Okowe experienced a dominant performance of 23 points and 24 shots before getting worse.
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This marks the second consecutive finalist of Nuns after losing against Adamson in another three -game finals series last season. Several key players, including Akowe, Palanca and Locsin, will graduate from the program.
