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Nov

Miserable free throw shooting extends Tigers’ slump

WOES CONTINUE to pile up for the UST Growling Tigers as they crumbled before the UP Fighting Maroons, 89-88, enduring their fourth straight defeat in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball eliminations on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Mall of Asia Arena. The Tigers struggled at the charity stripe once…

Tigers’ fightback falls short as DLSU takes Round 2 clash

Oct

By Kurt Andre Trinidad

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Tigers’ fightback falls short as DLSU takes Round 2 clash

THE UST Growling Tigers’ late rally came up short after the DLSU Green Archers held their ground, 86-77, in Round 2 of the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday, Oct. 25. Missed free throws drained much of the Tigers’ momentum to claw…

‘Every game counts:’ Cabañero-led Tigers’ consistency to be tested in tougher Round 2

Oct

By Shayne Lee Andreas Macaraeg

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‘Every game counts:’ Cabañero-led Tigers’ consistency to be tested in tougher Round 2

THE UST Growling Tigers clinched their best start in over a decade, proving to the league that the team that once deteriorated into a bunch of whipping boys has regained its reputation as a serious contender. But the España squad, which toppled defending champions UP Fighting Maroons and ended a…

Tigers yield to Adamson, end Round 1 with second loss

Oct

By Mc Neil Zyh Serrano

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Tigers yield to Adamson, end Round 1 with second loss

THE UST Growling Tigers fell flat to the Adamson Soaring Falcons, 69-59, to close the first round of the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, Oct. 18, at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. Adamson’s bench stole the show, outscoring UST’s reserves, 42-16, to halt the Tigers’ three-game winning streak.…

Growling Tigers fend off Tamaraws for best start since 2015

Oct

By Shayne Lee Andreas Macaraeg

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Growling Tigers fend off Tamaraws for best start since 2015

THE UST Growling Tigers neutralized the FEU Tamaraws, 92-80, to post their best start since 2015 in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Mall of Asia Arena. UST now holds a 5-1 slate, tying its lone tormentors, the NU Bulldogs, at the top…

Growling Tigers outlast Blue Eagles in epic 3OT at Ateneo’s nest

Oct

By Shayne Lee Andreas Macaraeg

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Growling Tigers outlast Blue Eagles in epic 3OT at Ateneo’s nest

UNFAZED BY the Blue Eagles’ territory, the UST Growling Tigers stunned Ateneo in the first-ever triple overtime thriller of the Final Four era, 98-89, in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, Oct. 11. The Tigers stayed composed through the extra 15 minutes behind heroics from co-captains Nic…

Growling Tigers drub winless UE to bounce back at home

Oct

By Mc Neil Zyh Serrano

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Growling Tigers drub winless UE to bounce back at home

THE UST Growling Tigers bounced back in style on their home floor, clawing past the UE Red Warriors, 111-99, in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. After a bad outing last game, Tiger foreign student-athlete Collins Akowe returned to form…

Growling Tigers taste first loss at home after NU’s late rally

Oct

By Shayne Lee Andreas Macaraeg

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Growling Tigers taste first loss at home after NU’s late rally

THE UST Growling Tigers endured their first defeat in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball eliminations after getting tamed by the NU Bulldogs, 76-69, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. Coming off back-to-back statement wins over last year’s heavyweights, UST’s momentum cooled off at home as NU…

Drought ends: Growling Tigers shoot down Green Archers for first win since 2015

Sep

By Shayne Lee Andreas Macaraeg

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Drought ends: Growling Tigers shoot down Green Archers for first win since 2015

AFTER ALMOST a decade, the UST Growling Tigers finally broke their 16-game dry spell against the DLSU Green Archers, 93-84, to notch another statement win in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, Sept. 27. UST unleashed a 21-10 rally in the final frame to deal last season’s…

Akowe erupts in debut as UST destroys reigning champ UP to open Season 88

Sep

By Shayne Lee Andreas Macaraeg

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Akowe erupts in debut as UST destroys reigning champ UP to open Season 88

IT WAS a roaring start for the UST Growling Tigers as they thrashed the defending champions UP Fighting Maroons, 87-67, in the first round of the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday, Sept. 21, at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. Making the most of homecourt advantage, the Tigers exacted…