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Warriors ran over by Al-Hussaini juggernaut
By Jasmine W. Payo, Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines – There’s something about the University of the East that gets Ateneo’s Rabeh Al-Hussaini all pumped
up.
And UE coach Lawrence Chongson said his wards must learn to contend with the 2008 MVP when the Warriors try to avert
the Blue Eagle’s bid for a Finals sweep and second straight UAAP championship tomorrow.
“We probably have the shortest frontline in the league, so all we could do was offset it,” said Chongson. “We knew Al-
Hussaini will get his numbers, so we tried to limit the rest.
“But Jai Reyes also came out big. He made three-pointers one after the other and that kept them afloat every time we made
a run.”
By Jasmine W. Payo, Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines – There’s something about the University of the East that gets Ateneo’s Rabeh Al-Hussaini all pumped
up.
And UE coach Lawrence Chongson said his wards must learn to contend with the 2008 MVP when the Warriors try to avert
the Blue Eagle’s bid for a Finals sweep and second straight UAAP championship tomorrow.
“We probably have the shortest frontline in the league, so all we could do was offset it,” said Chongson. “We knew Al-
Hussaini will get his numbers, so we tried to limit the rest.
“But Jai Reyes also came out big. He made three-pointers one after the other and that kept them afloat every time we made
a run.”
- The Blue Eagles, aiming to duplicate their back-to-
back title romp in 1987 and 1988, will gun for the
varsity championship clincher at 3:30 p.m.
tomorrow at the Araneta Coliseum.
- Al-Hussaini again came out with one of his best
performances against the Warriors by unloading
28 points, including six straight in the final two
minutes, on top of 14 rebounds in the Blue
Eagles’ 78-71 Game 1 win on Thursday.
- The 6-foot-6 center also averaged 28.5 points and
11.5 rebounds in the Blue Eagles’ two-game
elimination sweep of the Warriors.
- “I really don’t know, but I always get to play my
game against UE,” Al-Hussaini said in Filipino.
“But with Jai, I also had an easier time scoring.
Coming into the game, I knew they’d try to stop
me. But with Jai stepping up, it wasn’t just me that
they had to defend.”
- Reyes, a veteran 5-foot-8 guard, fired a perfect 5-of-
5 from three-point range to finish with 17 points.
He also had five rebounds and four assists.
