UAAP Season 89 Is Here: New-Look UP Opens With a Comeback Win Over UST

College hoops are back. UP started UAAP Season 89 with a 92-85 comeback win over UST on Sunday, even without five key players from last season. Francis Nnoruka led the way with a double-double.

Kulay News TeamEditorial Team

Sep 13, 20261 min readUpdated Oct 12, 5:14 PM

A basketball dropping through the net — UP opened UAAP Season 89 with a 92-85 win over UST.

Key Facts

UP beat UST 92-85 on September 13 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
UST led 48-44 at halftime.
Francis Nnoruka had 18 points and 12 rebounds.
UP played without five members of its previous core.
Defending champion La Salle also won its opener against NU.

Clear your Sunday schedules, UAAP season is officially back.

UP opened Season 89 with a 92-85 win over UST on Sunday, September 13, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

New faces, same fight

This isn't last season's UP. Five members of the old core are gone: Gerry Abadiano, Terrence Fortea, Harold Alarcon, Janjan Felicilda and Reyland Torres. Still, the Maroons found a way.