UAAP Season 89 Men’s Basketball Tournament   NU def. UST (OT), 87-85 Reinhard Jumamoy  Player of the Game #UAAPSeason89

MANILA, Philippines -- Reinhard Jumamoy drained the off-the-glas game winning trey as National University survived University of Santo Tomas' fightback in overtime, 87-85, in the UAAP Season 89 men's basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Saturday. Down by a point in the last 5.3 seconds, Jumamoy pulled up the go-ahead basket against the defense of Mark Llemit with 0.5 ticks left. Mo Diassana then preserved the win for the Bulldogs after blocking Amiel Acido's last-gasp trey, denying the Growling Tigers who came back from 15 points down.  NU improved to 4-2 for second place in the standings while UST dropped to 2-3 for second to last spot in the 8-team league.

Eya Laure delivered big time as Choco Mucho shocked Capital1 with a come-from-behind act, 22-25, 18-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-8, to open the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series on Saturday.

When it mattered most, Reinhard Jumamoy delivered.

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PVL 2026 All Filipino-Siklab Series Choco Mucho def. Capital1 Eya Laure Player of the Game #PVL2026

MANILA, Philippines —  The Choco Mucho Flying Titans opened their 2026-27 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference on a high note after outlasting the Capital 1 Solar Spikers in a five-set thriller, 22-25, 18-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-8, on Saturday afternoon at the SM Seaside Cebu Arena. Down by two sets to none, the Flying Titans evened out the match as Eya Laure fueled a third and fourth-set comeback, finishing with 17 points on 17 attacks. Sisi Rondina-Rosales led the charge in the final canto, allowing Choco Mucho to enjoy a 13-7 advantage, then Laure slammed a kill for the match point advantage, 14-7. After Choco Mucho’s error, Pia Abbu made a costly service error that handed the victory to the Flying Titans, 15-8. “Coming off from the national team, you can see Bella [Belen] and Vanie [Gandler] in their growth; we are so happy that we can show what we can do. I am grateful for the support from the Cebuanos,” Laure said after the match. Despite the pressure put on Vanie Gandler, Bella Belen, and Erika Santos on Capital 1’s side, Choco Mucho rose to the occasion and made sure to leave their fans in Cebu rejoicing.

MANILA, Philippines — Five-peat-seeking National University swept Arellano University, 25-12, 25-16, 25-14, for a third straight win in the 2026 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Unity Cup on Saturday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.  The Lady Bulldogs survived a tough challenge early in the second set before cruising the rest of the way to remain unbeaten in Pool A of the league’s centerpiece competition, backed by Shakey’s Pizza Parlor, Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken, Potato Corner and R&B Milk Tea. Chams Maaya finished with 10 points on six spikes, two aces and two kill blocks to lead NU, which has yet to drop a set. “Nagpo-focus kami sa sarili namin kung paano pa namin mai-improve ang skills namin kasi every game, every set, every point ay kailangang mag-improve kami,” Maaya said. Celine Marsh added eight points, Arah Panique had seven markers while Denesse Daylisan scored six for the Lady Bulldogs, who completed a sweep of their back-to-back assignments and inched closer to securing a playoffs seat.     NU found itself struggling at the start of the second frame and trailed the Lady Chiefs, 7-11, after a Samantha Maranan offspeed attack. The Lady Bulldogs answered with nine straight points capped by a Daylisan kill for a 16-11 lead to take control of the frame. Smelling blood, NU dictated the tempo of the third set and built an insurmountable 20-9 advantage on its way to closing an 85-minute victory. Arellano absorbed a second straight defeat for a 1-2 record in the tournament, supported by Smart, PusoP.com DICT, Executive Optical, Milo and Summit Natural Drinking Water. Maranan scored six points while Aleah Alipan and Keisha Abitria finished with five each for the Lady Chiefs. Action resumes on Sunday with University of Perpetual Help System DALTA and San Beda University clashing in the curtain-raiser at 1 p.m. Adamson University and University of the East battle at 3 p.m. while Ateneo De Manila University and Emilio Aguinaldo College square off at 5 p.m. in the competition which has Philippine Sports Commission, the Commission on Higher Education, Mikasa, Asics, Rigour Technology, Jersey Haven, Solar Sports and 12 Beyond Production as technical partners. All games are available live and on demand via PusoP.com and Solar Sports. TMT

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