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Isaac Go downplays clutch heroics against La Salle

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/tvpatrol/11/26/uaap3.jpg"/><figcaption>Thirdy Ravena (0) celebrates with Isaac Go (11). <em>Arvin Lim, ABS-CBN Sports.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – Isaac Go has been hailed as the Ateneo Blue Eagles&#x27; savior in back-to-back games, but the big man continues to downplay his crunch time heroics for his team.</p><p>For the second straight game, Ateneo fans were chanting Go&#x27;s name as the center converted the clutch and-1 play that propelled the Blue Eagles to a76-70 victory over La Salle in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 80 Finals.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w_4fua1eq2g?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>That bucket came just three days after he drained the overtime-forcing triple against Far Eastern University in the Final 4 that saved Ateneo&#x27;s season, then topped it off with the kneeling lay-up to ice their win in the extra period.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Vn00FLGGnBE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Yet Go was noticeably stone-faced after hitting the crucial bucket against La Salle, which put his team on top 76-70 with just 10.4 seconds left.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s exciting, yes,&quot; Go said after the game, when the Blue Eagles had held on for the six-point win. &quot;But the reason that I was not able to celebrate was that first, the game was not finished yet. It was not a buzzer-beater.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Second, it was Thirdy (Ravena) who found me open. I have to give credit to Thirdy,&quot; he added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2017/11/26/uaap-by-numbers-it-s-go-time-34012">UAAP By the Numbers: It&#x27;s GO time!</a></li></ul><p>More than anything, however, Go is downplaying his own efforts in crunch time because he does not want to take sole credit for the points that he scored. In his mind, he simply finished the play, as he was supposed to do, and it worked to his team&#x27;s advantage.</p><p>&quot;At the end of the day, it&#x27;s two points for the Ateneo,&quot; said Go, who had only five points against La Salle but came through when he was needed most.</p><p>&quot;We don&#x27;t look at it and say that I scored, or Matt (Nieto) scored. We&#x27;re looking at it like, it&#x27;s for Ateneo in the end,&quot; he explained.</p><p>&quot;I don&#x27;t look at it as two points for me. I look at it as a whole, that Ateneo got the two points.&quot;</p><p>Indeed, more than his crunch time efforts, Go was more concerned with how Ateneo will adjust in Game 2 of the Finals. They had great success in Game 1 when it came to limiting La Salle center Ben Mbala, but he fully expects the Green Archers to come up with new wrinkles to their offense come Wednesday.</p><p>&quot;La Salle is going to adjust. They&#x27;re going to see the video. They&#x27;re going to see how they&#x27;re going to get Ben the ball, how they&#x27;re gonna counter the trapping scheme of coach,&quot; Go predicted.</p><p>&quot;So we have to play better,&quot; he added emphatically. &quot;We have to look at video also, and with the coaching staff, they&#x27;ll help us improve on what we did wrong and get ready for the next game.&quot;</p><p>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</p>

<p>MANILA, Philippines – Isaac Go has been hailed as the Ateneo Blue Eagles' savior in back-to-back games, but the big man has downplayed his crunch time heroics for his team.</p>

MANILA, Philippines – Isaac Go has been hailed as the Ateneo Blue Eagles' savior in back-to-back games, but the big man has downplayed his crunch time heroics for his team.

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Isaac Go downplays clutch heroics against La Salle

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Nov 26, 2017 07:25 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 26, 2017 07:26 PM PHT

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