Srs. basketball game 4: UP vs ADMU

Since it was my killer Sunday, I covered the women's basketball game at the AdU Gym, then went to cover the men's and women's volleyball games at the UP Gym, then proceeded to Araneta Coliseum for the seniors basketball match.



It was game 4 for the Fighting Maroons and they faced last season's 1st runner up, the ADMU Blue Eagles. What can I say? UP was off to a pretty good start, considering they were only down by 5 at the end of the 1st quarter. During the second quarter, Blue Eagle Larry Fonacier was injured and his teammates really stepped up their game. A brawl almost broke out between both teams as UP's Josant Cervantes tried to steal the ball from ADMU's Paolo Bugia, who got the offensive rebound. Well, fellow Blue Eagle LA Tenorio tried to join in the scramble and in the flurry, Cervantes accidentally tore Tenorio's jersey. Wawa naman. ;-P Anyhoo, UP trailed with a 13-point deficit at the end of the second quarter.





During the 2nd half, the Fighting Maroons really tried their darnedest to make up for their misses and errors during the first 2 quarters of the game. Unfortunately, they were unable to close the gap and lost their fourth straight game this season at 72-63. Noticeably absent was Head Coach Lito Vergara who was reportedly sick. In my opinion, though, Bong Arroyo is more efficient in player rotation. Since Vergara's absence, UP's performance has been improving. Just an observation.