TAB Baldwin, coach of the Ateneo Blue Eagles, expressed his disappointment after a grueling triple overtime loss to the University of Santo Tomas (UST) on Saturday.
There's a third team out there and I thought their performance was disgusting.
Although he did not explicitly mention the referees, it is implied that he was referring to the officiating crew. Despite the loss, Baldwin was proud of his team's effort, saying:
There were a lot of guys that were playing on fumes in that game. And some of them couldn't even get across the finish line because they had given everything they had to give and that's a great testament to the game of basketball.
The Blue Eagles suffered their second straight defeat in the UAAP Season 88 men's basketball tournament, losing 98-89 to UST.
Author's summary: Coach TAB Baldwin criticizes officiating in a triple overtime loss.