IT’S all even between reigning champion University of the Philippines and Ateneo in the Finals series for the Season 85 University Athletic Association of the Philippines men’s basketball crown.
An Ateneo side composed of Thirdy Ravena, Nieto twins Matt and Mike and Isaac Go beat its neighbor from across Katipunan in the 2018 Finals. That was the Blue Eagles’ second title in their “three-peat” run. This season, they’re not only 1-1 in the Finals, but also in the eliminations—UP beat Ateneo in the first round, 76-71, last October 16 but Ateneo got back with a 75-67 victory in the second round last November 26. Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin said both sides are under tremendous pressure but at the same time stressed “it’s not about getting vengeance for the blue side nor retaining the crown for the Maroons.
Baldwin said: “We don’t think that we are cursed by last season, and we don’t think UP deserves to be champions this season because they were champions last season. They got to earn it, they know that.”
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