LA SALLE WINS UAAP CROWN
Quezon City, Oct. 8, 1998 - After five years of being Number 2, La Salle last night finally won the UAAP men's basketball crown by defeating defending champion Far Eastern University, 63- 59 in a wildly cheered game played at the jampacked Araneta Coliseum.
Florendo Ritualo Jr. was the evening's big hero as he sank three crucial baskets in the final 43 seconds of the game, assuring the Archers their first UAAP title since 1990.
"I think it was God's intervention. It was our destiny to win this game," said Archers coach Franz Pumaren, the first coach after his brother Derick to successfully lead La Salle to a title.
Reported by: Sol Jose Vanzi
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