Ateneo’s Tyler Tio (above) and Adamson’s Jerom Lastimosa (left, bottom) help their team burn through enemy nets. —UAAP MEDIA
Tyler Tio scored all of his 17 points in the third inning, Dave Ildefonso and SJ Belangel appeared in the box and Ateneo – to no one’s surprise – topped the standings with a 79-70 win over Far Eastern University (FEU). ) during Tuesday’s UAAP men’s basketball event at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Tio hit the ball hot and sent the Eagles soaring in the third round by scoring eight straight points forming a 56-42 cushion then nailing three pointers to beat the shot clock to give Ateneo the lead, 63-42, also back 2:32 earlier Wednesday.
“I am very happy that my shots are finally successful and I thank my teammates for believing in me,” said Tio, who shot four out of six out of the arc in the tense situation and also two bounces, one assist and one steal.
Adamson was in action together when Jerom Lastimosa caused an 82-66 win for the University of the East in the previous game.
Lastimosa picked up 11 of his team’s top 14 points in the opening period, winning two of two from outside the arc there, while Keith Zaldivar contributed 11 points for the Falcons, who also tore the net in third inning after Didat Hanapi scored two free throws. to give Adamson a 76-42 spread.
Adamson coach Nash Racela got his first win with his new team, making it 1-1 after opening with a loss to National U.
Racela said: “Of course, we are happy to get our first win. “The good thing about it is that slowly from the things that we emphasized, we were able to fix some of our mistakes in the last game.”
Violation of ice cream
Racela also used the game as a teaching moment for out-of-game fouls, limiting the minutes played by certain players, including opening top scorer Hanapi, ah, ice cream.
“It is a very simple thing, but yesterday was the birthday of our sporting director, Fr. Aldrin Suan and he sent food for dinner with cake… the coach reminded us that we have an early game the next day and it’s better not to eat ice cream but the five of us still managed to eat one. or two spoons. That’s part of the discipline. We are teaching them something. “
Ateneo, meanwhile, has a second straight win but needs to stave off strong resistance from the FEU in the fourth game to climb 2-0.
Tamaraws’ star rookie, RJ Abarrientos, pushes for a 15-5 win, surging past his support for Emman Ojuola, pasting Ateneo’s double-digit barrier at 72-66 with a 4:34 left.
Ildefonso came to the Blue Eagles’ rescue with a critical hit to stop the bleeding, and Belangel added a clutch float for 77-68 breaths. Ildefonso then sank two free throws to mark Ateneo’s 28th consecutive win in the tournament.
The Eagles have not lost a game since losing to FEU on October 11, 2018. INQ
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