Ateneo pulled off a hard-earned 62-58 victory over Adamson to fuel its bid for a Final 4 spot in the UAAP Season 86 men's basketball tournament, Sunday.
MANILA -- Ateneo de Manila University improved its chances of qualifying to the Final 4 after a difficult 62-58 victory over the Adamson Soaring Falcons, Sunday afternoon at the Araneta Coliseum.
Sean Quitevis led Ateneo with 12 points and eight rebounds, while Joseph Obasa and Kai Ballungay each contributed 10 points in the low-scoring affair that saw Ateneo shoot just 36.5% from the field. Adamson converted just 32.3% of their attempts. The Soaring Falcons snatched the momentum thanks to a superb defensive effort in the third quarter where they forced Ateneo into nine turnovers and caused them to make just one of eight field goals. They out-scored Ateneo 20-4 in the period, heading into the final quarter with a 49-42 lead.
A missed jumper by Didat Hanapi with 4.1 seconds left forced Adamson to send Quitevis to the line, where he made the first and missed the second. Obasa was there for the offensive rebound, and upon being fouled by Manzano, the big man made both charities to ice the game for the Blue Eagles.
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