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UAAP: Rivalry to bring out the best in La Salle, Ateneo

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Ateneo and La Salle will figure in a crucial UAAP Season 85 clash on Saturday. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/file" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/11/05/20221009-uaap85-ateneo-lasalle-md-6.jpg"/><figcaption>Ateneo and La Salle will figure in a crucial UAAP Season 85 clash on Saturday. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines -- Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University will clash in a crucial contest on Saturday, with both teams looking to get back on track in the UAAP Season 85 men&#x27;s basketball tournament.</p><p>La Salle enters the game with a 3-5 win-loss record, having dropped their last three games including a 57-53 defeat to Far Eastern University (FEU) to open the second round.</p><p>Ateneo, for its part, saw a six-year winning streak against National University (NU) come to an end on Wednesday night, falling 78-74 to the Bulldogs. The Blue Eagles are clinging to third place in the league standings with their 5-3 win-loss slate.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/02/22/feu-sends-undermanned-la-salle-to-3rd-straight-loss">READ: FEU sends undermanned La Salle to 3rd straight loss</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/02/22/uaap-nu-ends-six-year-drought-against-ateneo">READ: NU ends six-year drought against Ateneo</a></li></ul><p>But La Salle star Schonny Winston -- the league&#x27;s leading Most Valuable Player candidate after the first round -- still believes that Saturday&#x27;s game is a must-see affair. </p><p>&quot;No matter what, the game before or the game after, it&#x27;s still an Ateneo-La Salle game so it&#x27;s still gonna bring the crowd and the fans,&quot; said Winston. </p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s gonna bring the best out of Ateneo and it&#x27;s gonna bring the best out of our players,&quot; he guaranteed. &quot;So I already know it&#x27;s gonna be a dogfight, that game. That&#x27;s just how it is in the past history, it&#x27;s gonna be rowdy.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m actually looking forward to this game because this is one of the games I look forward to every year, the Ateneo-La Salle rivalry.&quot;</p><p>Winston was the catalyst to La Salle&#x27;s Round 1 triumph over the Blue Eagles, pouring in 25 points in an 83-78 win. It was the first time since 2017 that the Green Archers had defeated their archrivals.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/09/22/uaap-la-salle-beats-ateneo-for-the-first-time-since-2017">READ: La Salle beats Ateneo for the first time since 2017</a></li></ul><p>It remains to be seen, however, if Winston will be able to suit up on Saturday as the Filipino-American guard is still dealing with a calf strain that has already forced him to sit out against the Tamaraws. </p><p>&quot;We haven&#x27;t decided yet,&quot; Winston said of his chances of playing against the Blue Eagles.</p><p>Michael Phillips and Raven Cortez, who also missed their loss to FEU, are game-time decisions. Evan Nelle is expected to be back after sitting out against the Tamaraws to serve a one-game suspension. </p><p>Ateneo, for its part, hopes to get a bounce-back performance from reigning Most Valuable Player Ange Kouame, who was held to just two points on 1-of-4 shooting and four rebounds in their loss to the Bulldogs.</p><p>Tip off is at 6:30 p.m. at the Araneta Coliseum.</p><p>The rivalry match will be the UAAP&#x27;s last until November 17, as the league gives way to the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. </p><div><strong>UAAP Season 85 is streaming on iWantTFC every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, available for Premium users outside the Philippines.</strong></div><p>Related video:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9oWBRf0eVLE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The Ateneo Blue Eagles and the De La Salle Green Archers will clash in a crucial contest on Saturday, with both teams looking to get back on track in UAAP Season 85.

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UAAP: Rivalry to bring out the best in La Salle, Ateneo

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 05, 2022 09:00 AM PHT

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Updated November 05, 2022 10:58 AM PHT

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