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Gelo Alolino and Troy Rosario came up with big shots as National University bested Far Eastern University from start to finish in Game 2 Wednesday, 62-47, in the UAAP Season 77 men's basketball tournament finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Anchored on Rosario's dominance inside and out, the Bulldogs hounded the Tamaraws with stifling defense, rallying with a ferocious 16-3 start in the opening period.

PBA Preseason Game - Liga ng Bayan. (October 4, 2014) NLEX Road Warriors def. San Mig Coffee, 84-81. Check out Mark Barroca NASTY Ankle Breaker on Mark Borboran.

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Top officials of the Korean Basketball League said the outcome of the 17th Asian Games men’s basketball competition could have been different if not for the suspension of Marcus Douthit in the Philippines-Korea game.

KBL commissioner Kim Young Ki and secretary general Jae Min Lee said it would have been very tough for the Koreans to beat Gilas Pilipinas if Douthit played.

Kia Sorento's Manny Pacquiao tries to elude Blackwater PG Chris Timberlake in their preseason game Saturday at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna. Playing coach Manny Pacquiao registered 1 point, 1 rebound, and 2 turnovers in his 1st game for the Sorentos.

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Mac Belo, after struggling all game with poor shooting and foul trouble, hit a lay-up over NU center Alfred Aroga with 44.6 seconds to go to extend FEU's lead to 73-48.

Host South Korea wins the men's basketball gold medal after coming from behind to beat Iran, 79-77!

2014 Asian Games host South Korea clinched the gold medal on their own home soil after outlasting mighty Iran, 79-77, to sweep the men’s basketball tournament in Incheon, Korea.

History was made at the Araneta Coliseum on October 1 when the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws and the National University (NU) Bulldogs forged a best-of-three showdown for the UAAP Season 77 men's basketball crown. (read NU defeats Ateneo story here) (read FEU dethrones La Salle story here)

It was the first time in the Final Four era that neither one of traditional powerhouses Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University made it to the Finals.