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UAAP: UP coach Perasol confident Desiderio will bounce back in Game 2

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 01:08 AM

UP coach Bo Perasol has no doubt that veteran guard Paul Desiderio will come up big in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 81 finals, after a quiet performance on Saturday. Read more »

No disciplinary measures for Ateneo, UP after Game 1

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 04:16 PM

There will be no disciplinary actions taken against the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons after Game 1 of the UAAP Season 81 men's basketball finals. Read more »

UAAP finals: For defensive-minded Jun Manzo, finding shooting touch a bonus

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 08:04 AM

UP guard Jun Manzo delivered 19 points to lead the Fighting Maroons, but it wasn't enough to put UP on top in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 81 finals. Read more »

UAAP finals: Game 1 has given Perasol confidence that UP can beat Ateneo

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 03:45 PM

Despite fading late in Game 1, UP head coach Bo Perasol said he remains optimistic about his team's chances in Game 2 and the series as a whole. Read more »

UAAP finals: Fighting Maroons have a lot to work on ahead of Game 2 — Juan GDL

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 09:03 AM

Fighting Maroons playmaker Juan Gomez de Liano acknowledged that his team has its work cut out ahead of Game 2. Read more »

UAAP finals: Playing in hostile environment not new to Blue Eagles

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 03:40 PM

Matt Nieto and the Blue Eagles don't mind UP's "intense" support for its team, but they say the opposing crowd's jeers and cheers have little effect on how they play. Read more »

In UAAP finals, Perasol wants UP to remember character it showed vs Adamson

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 08:45 AM

In the previous round, the Fighting Maroons showed their resilience until the final buzzer, and Bo Perasol wants to his team demonstrate that character against Ateneo. Read more »

SLIDESHOW: Blue Eagles edge Fighting Maroons to open Season 81 finals

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 07:26 AM

It was a thrilling, action-packed start to the Season 81 men's basketball title series, as the Blue Eagles downed the Fighting Maroons at MoA Arena Saturday. Read more »

UAAP finals: Coach Bo on Akhuetie knee — ‘Wala naman daw serious injury’

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 07:24 AM

Head coach Bo Perasol said Bright Akhuetie only needs to go through therapy “in the next couple of days,” to get his left knee right. Read more »

Why Tab Baldwin doesn’t want to play Fighting Maroons in UAAP finals

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 07:23 AM

Tab Baldwin acknowledged after Game 1 on Saturday that his team was wary facing UP for the championship. Read more »

UAAP finals: What fueled Matt Nieto’s scoring explosion in the second half

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 08:57 AM

Not known for his high-scoring ways, Ateneo point guard Matt Nieto picked a great time to set his career-high in points for the Blue Eagles. Read more »

UAAP finals: Ange Kouame sorry for Akhuetie injury — ‘That wasn’t intentional’

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 01 11:19 PM

Ange Kouame was apologetic after his slight nudge to UP big man Bright Akhuetie caused the Nigerian player to be stretchered out of the MoA Arena court. Read more »

ANALYSIS: On biggest stage, Ateneo’s top guns outshone Fighting Maroons’ stars

Rick Olivares
Updated as of Dec 02 07:23 AM

Ateneo’s Matt Nieto and Thirdy Ravena were consistent forces the entire game, as the Fighting Maroons’ big names sputtered in Game 1. Read more »

UAAP Finals: Ateneo wagi kontra UP sa game 1 ng 'Battle of Katipunan'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 08:25 PM

May tsansa pa sa kampeonato ang UP Fighting Maroons kapag naipanalo nila ang susunod na laro sa Miyerkoles. Read more »

UP big man Bright Akhuetie goes down

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 07:16 PM

UP big man Bright Akhuetie grimaces in pain after suffering an injury in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 81 men's basketball finals on Saturday. Read more »

UAAP finals: Blue Eagles survive spirited UP fight to win Game 1

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 07:17 AM

The Ateneo Blue Eagles have defeated the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons 88-79 to win Game 1 of the UAAP Season 81 men's basketball finals at Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday. Read more »

UAAP finals: UP, Ateneo fans ibinida ang 'school pride' sa Facebook

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 01 10:52 PM

Bago pa magsimula ang Game 1 ng "Battle of Katipunan" sa hardcourt, dala na ng fans ng University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons at Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles ang bakbakan sa Facebook para ibandera ang kanilang school pride.    Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Ateneo Blue Eagles vs UP Fighting Maroons (Game 1, Season 81 UAAP finals)

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 01 06:55 PM

The Ateneo Blue Eagles defend their championship against the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons, their first trip to the UAAP men’s basketball finals since 1986. Read more »

The Eagles will soar; it's their nature

Exie Abola
Posted at Dec 01 11:14 AM

A U.P. win? The odds are against it.  Read more »

THROWBACK: The last time the UP Fighting Maroons entered the UAAP Final 4

Gerry Plaza , ABS-CBN Sports
Posted at Nov 14 09:37 PM

Since its monumental UAAP title win in 1986, the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons had always looked forward to a reprise. Read more »