Bright Akhuetie knew that playing through some pain was just a small price to pay for him to help University of the Philippines get to the finals of the UAAP for the first time since 1986. UP's hulking center fought through cramps the whole second half and overtime in the Fighting Maroons' 89-87 win over Adamson University in the UAAP Season 81 men's basketball Final Four---a minor inconvenience for a major achievement. If not for Akhuetie's persistence, the Fighting Maroons may have just seen their finals hopes crumble but the soon-to-be-crowned league MVP knew he couldn't let his teammates let alone the thousands of UP supporters who packed Smart Araneta Coliseum down. "I ...
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