UP move on cusp of UAAP title after dominant Game 1 win over La Salle
UP brings the fight to DLSU, and the Fighting Maroons lead the Finals series with a dominant win over the Green Archers.
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00:00 (crowd cheering)
00:02 - Game time is Mike Phillips.
00:07 (crowd cheering)
00:09 - This is UB basketball.
00:13 - And that's the matchup we were talking about.
00:15 Who's gonna guard Kevin Kembao?
00:18 (crowd cheering)
00:21 - Yes sir!
00:24 (crowd cheering)
00:29 - Oh!
00:30 Wow!
00:34 That's over money here.
00:36 - He came to play.
00:39 All the spin moves.
00:41 Two handed stop on the opening period.
00:43 Taguilanan for three.
00:44 Remember Mark Nonoy does not believe in the shot clock.
00:51 He does not believe in the game clock.
00:53 (laughing)
00:56 - Meantime, Gansino and Felicita
00:57 are not part of the ball game.
00:59 And you look at the battle for offensive rebounds.
01:01 That's dominated.
01:02 Fire up fighting maroons!
01:04 And a dominating ball for Malik Diu.
01:07 - And he wants to join the dunk party.
01:09 (speaking in foreign language)
01:13 - Here's Gansino.
01:14 To Felicita.
01:15 And Nonoy!
01:17 (crowd cheering)
01:19 And then here's Joaquin Manuel
01:20 making his first appearance in this game.
01:23 Passing it over to Austria.
01:24 Shot clock down to 10.
01:25 Get away by CJ Austria.
01:28 CJ Gansino for three.
01:30 Here we go!
01:31 And then Torcula to Gomez.
01:34 - These two teams are number one
01:40 and number two in points of turnovers.
01:43 So turnovers is really,
01:44 forcing turnovers is really part of
01:46 both of these teams' games.
01:48 - And there's Mark Nonoy!
01:49 With another fast break connection.
01:54 (crowd cheering)
01:56 - I challenge these two teams
01:58 to do this until the fourth quarter.
02:01 But you know, these are excellent
02:03 partitioned games.
02:04 And that three goes in for Mark Belmonte.
02:08 - Showing his reign, Mark Belmonte.
02:12 Again, this is his first year in the UAAP also.
02:15 Gansino.
02:18 They have stepped down the line.
02:19 And that goes in!
02:20 And that's a three!
02:22 Two against one.
02:23 CJ Gansino.
02:25 Torcula to Abadiano.
02:26 Abadiano for three.
02:28 Rebound for Nonoy,
02:30 but it was stacked over to Austria.
02:31 Austria on the move.
02:33 CJ Austria is blocked by Torcula.
02:35 - As compared to the UPAP,
02:39 fighting Maroons,
02:40 who have gotten a lot of offensive rebounds already.
02:42 - Dele Silva could not field the pass.
02:46 And an interception by Abadiano.
02:48 Jair Abadiano all the way for two!
02:51 - And Dele, he has NCAA finals experience with Sanpeda.
02:55 - Sanpeda, yeah.
02:56 - As Dele pulls up,
02:57 and that rattles up.
02:58 11 rebounds in the first half for Malik Diouf.
03:02 - And that's one of the reasons why
03:04 Nwankwo is in there to match up against Malik Diouf,
03:09 who's been getting a lot of,
03:10 who's been dominating the court for UP.
03:13 - It's an aerial fireworks display here
03:15 with another slam dunk,
03:16 this time from Altos Torculas.
03:18 Kepa with a cut.
03:20 And then Mike Phillips picks up the loose ball.
03:22 Mike Phillips inside.
03:23 Mike Phillips with nowhere to go.
03:25 That's a tough shot.
03:26 - Sorry, sorry.
03:28 - I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
03:28 - 89-90.
03:29 - I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
03:30 - 89-90.
03:31 - Oh.
03:32 - Para malina.
03:33 - As Inele spins and scores!
03:35 Mike Phillips at the post.
03:39 Mike Phillips, nowhere to go.
03:42 Mike Phillips again!
03:43 Cortes with a miss!
03:45 And finally, Alarcón gets the basketball for UP.
03:48 Alarcón against Cortes.
03:50 Alarcón, sidestep theory.
03:52 - Challenging that defense of Raven Cortes
03:56 for that two points.
03:57 And that's one of the strengths of Alarcón.
04:00 Not just on the defense again,
04:01 but also in the offense.
04:03 - Alarcón with seven points in this game.
04:06 And then Mike Phillips,
04:08 he was not successful earlier,
04:10 he is successful now.
04:12 - Mike Phillips going against John Alder
04:14 as you see this sidestep of,
04:18 he's Austria.
04:20 And then Austria misses.
04:21 Abadiano gets ready.
04:25 Abadiano!
04:26 Half time is good!
04:28 Seven seconds remaining before the end of the first half.
04:33 Harold, Alarcón, inside, outside.
04:36 Cargolana fires at the buzzer!
04:39 In the UAP, in the finals.
04:48 Planting his feet, launching it.
04:51 - A bit of hesitation there.
04:53 We talked about the offense of UP
04:55 scoring 53 points in the first half,
04:58 but I feel it has been the defense
05:00 that has made that impact for UP in this game.
05:04 - Here's Joshua David,
05:08 to Kianbao, outside Abadão.
05:11 Earl Abadão on the move, off the glass!
05:14 - And it's all down 14
05:17 as you see this drive by Abadão.
05:20 And like I said earlier, with the 14 point lead of UP,
05:23 this is where Nonoy and Nelly has to make an impact.
05:27 In the first half,
05:30 scoring only seven points,
05:33 this was negative 13.
05:35 - As you see this,
05:36 P.S. Packable assist at the half,
05:37 it's a quick, all-along decision.
05:39 But so far, a dominating third period
05:42 for the fighting Maroons.
05:43 Alarcón hoping to add to that big lead.
05:47 Harold Alarcón for two!
05:49 (crowd cheering)
05:52 - Shots of UP come from one and one place.
05:55 It's really that one and one defense of De La Salle
05:58 really put the question here.
06:01 - So back to live action,
06:02 as Nelly, emergency pass.
06:04 (crowd cheering)
06:06 Look at the speed of De La Salle!
06:10 - Trackback down to nine.
06:12 Nelly against Torres.
06:13 Trackback down to six.
06:15 Nelly drives, top drive for Evan Nelly.
06:19 And he has eight points.
06:21 Alarcón, top of the key.
06:23 Almost losing the ball.
06:26 That's enough for three.
06:28 Yes, sir!
06:29 (crowd cheering)
06:32 Here's Nelly, Nelly for three.
06:34 And oh, putback doesn't go in,
06:38 and there's the putback for Policarpio.
06:41 UP fighting Maroutz.
06:42 (upbeat music)
06:45 The foul against, is it against Turpulas?
06:49 Yes, it is.
06:50 Here's Cancino, baseline move.
06:55 Pass to Diok for two.
06:57 Diok and Abadiano, and a spin-a-roo by Cancino.
07:03 Offensive rebound by UP.
07:05 Cagularan for three!
07:08 Oh!
07:09 Alcos Turpulas!
07:11 - And here it is again, off that offensive glass.
07:15 A putback by Turpulas.
07:17 - And you as a coach understand
07:21 that that requires careful planning,
07:25 recruitment, a long transition.
07:27 - They struggled.
07:28 There was no support from the alumni,
07:32 or little support from the alumni.
07:34 - Alarcón.
07:38 Shot clock down to six.
07:40 Oh, beautiful shot by Harold Alarcón.
07:43 And Alarcón now with 17 big points.
07:47 - And all of the UP players
07:49 really shooting with a lot of confidence,
07:51 especially with the 22 point lead right now.
07:54 - Five minutes remaining in game number one.
07:57 EJ Golliena with a cutsy drive against Malik Diouf.
08:02 - Three pointer.
08:05 Nope.
08:06 - And a cut.
08:07 - Cabal to Golliena.
08:11 EJ Golliena with a spin and a hang time move.
08:13 - Trying to spark his teammates, EJ Golliena,
08:17 scoring the last four points for De La Salle.
08:19 - And right now, Fedezilda with slow things down.
08:29 All of his lead time is on the side of UP.
08:31 And Fedezilda with a burst of speed.
08:34 - This title series as Alarcón fires a three.
08:37 Rebound by the rookie, Pablo.
08:40 Pablo spins, scores!
08:42 Right on cue.
08:45 Alarcón on the left side.
08:49 Shot clock down to four.
08:50 And a Harold Alarcón now with 21 points.
08:55 - Wow.
08:57 - He's in the UAP finals as a player.
09:00 I just love saying that.
09:01 As Fedezilda attacks.
09:03 Nice drop pass to Marc Belmonte.
09:05 As Escaldor, no easy baskets for De La Salle
09:12 in this entire game.
09:14 Here's Bortea for three.
09:17 A masterful performance in game one of the UAP finals
09:24 for the UP Fighting Maroons.
09:28 - Let us just credit to the surgical precision
09:33 of UP offense, defense, shooting, rebounding.