NU secures first Final Four berth after win over Adamson
National University nips Adamson University, 66-65, at the UST Quadricentennial Pavillion on Nov. 8, 2025 to seal its UAAP Season 88 men's basketball Final Four slot. Claiming the first semifinal berth of the season, the Bulldogs improved to 9-2 and strengthened their grip of the top spot while the Soaring Falcons dropped to 5-6 for fifth place. Mark Parks finished with 10 points while Jake Figueroa pumped 13 points, six assists, four rebounds, and two steals to lead NU.
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00:00But how do you in a way guard some patience? Especially seeing the kind of challenge na pinahit na ng Adamson, ganyang mga kasing laro yun, yun i-explicit mo kung dating ng panin?
00:10Even yan, personally, gano'n hindi kapit sa kanila eh. So, ewan mo pa kung baga bakit pag-Adamsson ng game namin.
00:20So, Reddit sa Adamson, they played terrific defense sa laga.
00:24They're number one, number two defensive team sa URAP.
00:29Ibang kasing ginagawa ng coach nas doon, pero yun iya. Still, learning sa amin to na dapat maging ready pa kalaga kami.
00:40Kasi hindi lang naman ganito yung mangyayari talaga sa amin. Marami pang pwedeng mangyayari sa amin.
00:46So, kailangan, we have to take care our own talaga. We have to be ready, especially yun iya.
00:53Last stretch nato ng second round. So, very crucial for us yung level of competition namin. Kailangan, kami yung mag-release ng bar na lala.
01:04So, hindi yung mga kalaban namin. Kami yung mag-release ng bar na kung ano gusto namin.
01:12So, yun yung challenge ko sa team na talagang mataas na kailangan ipakita nyo yung best performance ninyo all the way.
01:22Para, at least, kahit pa paano, yung goal na gusto nila talagang mangyayari, kunti-unti, makukuha namin talaga ng tama.
01:34So, sinabi ni Coach na kailangan tumukod yung team sa palawa rin.
01:39Yung nga, pagka malayo po kami sa gusto namin marating nga yung season.
01:44Tapos, yun nga, hindi naman namin alam kung yung mga mangyayari sa mga susunod na games namin.
01:49So, yun nga, lagi sinasabi ni Coach na, pagka itas pa namin yung level namin everyday.
01:54Kasi yun nga, pagka sa mindset namin, ilawin namin na championship board na talaga.
02:00So, tapos, yun nga, yun nga lagi sinasabi ni Coach, kahit sino pwede mag-e-leader sa amin kasi pwede namin.
02:09Mark, Coach talked about setting the bar earlier, but for you personally, of course, the family bar is really high.
02:18Paragalog yun.
02:20With your brother, you know, how are you taking that type of challenge, of course, knowing the impact of your brother in LUN,
02:27and how are you feeling that role right now?
02:30We talk all the time, and he knows that I'm a different person, and he's a different person as well.
02:38And I'm just trying to create my own legacy.
02:40So, whatever we talk, he just told me to be myself and just be the best I can be.
02:47So, I just try to step up to that challenge, whatever coaches or the players give me, and I'll just do that.
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