UAAP Season 86 - Issue 1 (First Four Games) (Grade 4, PE, UAAP Basketball, October 15, 2023)

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So, this second blog is about the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). There are eight schools who send their athletes there, namely Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), De La Salle University (DLSU), Far Eastern University (FEU), National University (NU), University of the East (UE), University of the Philippines (UP), and University of Santo Tomas (UST). Now that you have an idea on what the UAAP is, let’s begin. 

The first game I watched in full was UP vs Adamson. This was the women’s edition. UP kept a big lead for almost the entire game. Though I’m a neutral watcher, I enjoyed watching this UP team. 

Then I watched the men’s edition of the game. One highlight I remember was when a UP player made a half-court shot at the end of the 1st quarter. Anyway, the UP men got an easy win, just like their women counterparts. 

I didn’t watch Ateneo vs Adamson in full, but I luckily caught one highlight. An Adamson player named Vince Magbuhos (mag BOO hos) made a buzzer beater to win the game. And it was actually his birthday! If you wanna watch that, here’s the video: https://youtu.be/-zb8kkihuvE?si=edyh_IJ5u32MvJUp (Courtesy of One Sports). 

UP vs NU was the next game I watched in full. (I know I keep watching UP games.) UP got yet another easy win, and a lot of highlights, including dunks. A player named Francis Lopez made perhaps my favorite dunk of the game. Oh, and I ate three hotdogs that day. Just an interesting side note here. 

I then watched yet another UP game! UP vs FEU, to be specific. And it wasn't actually an easy win for UP. Francis Lopez made a “buzzer beater” at the end of the game. Why am I putting it in quotation marks? It didn’t count! But UP still won in overtime. 

However, FEU wouldn’t get back-to-back losses. It was close, but FEU beat Ateneo. Though Ateneo seemed like they would come back and win, especially after they forced overtime, two straight FEU baskets helped them win. And I was actually supporting Ateneo. Too bad for me, I guess. 

You guessed it! Another UP game! It’s UP vs UST! (I’m not tired of watching UP games. They’re actually quite entertaining.) I watched the women’s game too, again. It was close, and even went into overtime. But in overtime, UP won. 

Now for the men’s game. Again, UP got an easy win. Remember, this is amateur basketball. But UP even reached the 100-point mark! UST didn’t even reach 80 points. 

So, the next game I’m watching is on Wednesday. It’s La Salle (DLSU) vs… UP again! This might be a nice game, though, because La Salle is also a good team. The previous opponents (except for FEU) were not good enough for UP. 

Anyway guys, that’s it. Thanks for reading, and bye!