MANILA, Philippines — If the UP Fighting Maroons 75-47 win over the Ateneo Blue Eagles on October 30 exemplified their dominance this UAAP Season 87 men's basketball tournament, their 47-67 defeat to the also-ran NU Bulldogs on November 3, on the other hand, showed how vulnerable they still can be.
Not that his team wanted this by design, but coach Goldwin Monteverde said that this kind of loss should help develop the character of the Fighting Maroons more, learning to bounce back from a shocking and frustrating loss at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion