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With their fans showing their love and support in their quest as underdogs in the UAAP Season 76 men’s basketball wars, he goes out and gives the love back after a very close win.

University of Santo Tomas center Karim Abdul, who made the game-saving block on LA Revilla’s attempt at converting a game-winning basket, was not able to contain his emotions and celebrated as if they already won the title after the final buzzer sounded on their 73-72 victory in Game 1.

Head coach Pido Jarencio, who ran straight to the press room immediately after the contest, saw his Cameroonian big man making gestures to the crowd through the monitors and candidly remarked in jest: “Babatukan ko siya pagkatapos nito!”

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The Growling Tigers are now a win away from claiming the school’s 19th UAAP men’s basketball title.