ICYMI: National University ended a long stretch of futility against Ateneo after scoring a 78-74 win in the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday night, Nov. 2, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Jolo Manansala finished with a double-double performance of 17 points apart from 11 rebounds as NU reclaimed the second spot with a 6-3 card.
With 46.7 left in the contest, BJ Andrade raced to the basket off a steal for a layup to even the game for the eighth time at 72-all. It was the first time since Season 79 in Sept. 2016 that the Bulldogs came out on top of the Blue Eagles, ending their six-year, 10-game drought over the latter.
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