University of Santo Tomas (UST) made sure that its first loss in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament would not cause a spiral that would scratch off the team’s strong start. “I ...

With UST already ahead by as many as 17 points late in the first half, 46-29, NU managed to crawl back and tie things up at 64-all off a triple by Iver Napa in the crucial stages of the fourth.

It would also be the first title for UST in the juniors division since Season 64 in 2001. The Tiger Cubs drilled 12 of their 28 shot from the three-point range, 10 more connections than UE, whose ...