Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Tiebreaker Times

ADMU

Ateneo dissects UE, stretches streak to 16


The Ateneo de Manila University solved the puzzle of the University of the East in the third quarter, taking the 85-68 victory Wednesday in the UAAP Season 82 Men’s Basketball Tournament at Mall of Asia Arena.

Ange Kouame uncorked 16 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks, and two assists as he led the Blue Eagles’ huge third quarter attack that turned a 35-34 deficit to a commanding 69-50 lead heading into the payoff period.

Ateneo were actually trailing, 35-32 late in the second frame. They then made a 23-5 run, capped off by an Adrian Wong trey that gave them a 57-40 edge midway through the third quarter.

“I was pretty happy with the third quarter. Ultimately, we got the win,” said coach Tab Baldwin before giving props to UE. “They took notes watching us play. They used some counters on some of our defensive plays, particularly in the first half and I was a little bit annoyed with the team. We shouldn’t need timeouts and we shouldn’t need halftime to fix those things.

“We should anticipate them, we should expect that. For whatever reason, our first half was something we need to learn on.”

Wong delivered 11 points on 3-of-8 shooting from threes. Meanwhile, Thirdy Ravena added 15 points, five rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and a steal to hike Ateneo’s record to 6-0 and near a first round sweep.

Rey Suerte poured 15 points, six rebounds, six assists, and three rejections to carry the load for UE (1-5).

Up next for Ateneo are the UP Fighting Maroons, in the rematch of last year’s Finals set on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Meanwhile, UE will try to overcome the NU Bulldogs earlier on the same day at 2:00pm.


The Scores:

#ReadMore  Santiago, Lady Bulldogs looking to build steam after win over Lady Eagles

ADMU 85 — Kouame 16, Ravena 15, Wong 11, Navarro 9, Belangel 6, Go 6, Mamuyac 6, Tio 5, Maagdenberg 4, Chiu 3, Ma. Nieto 2, Mi. Nieto 2, Andrade 0, Credo 0, Daves 0, Mallillin 0.

UE 68 — Suerte 15, Conner 9, Tolentino 9, Diakhite 8, Abanto 6, Cruz 6, Camacho 5, Mendoza 5, Pagsanjan 5, Antiporda 0, Beltran 0.

Quarterscores: 11-15, 34-35, 69-50, 85-68.

Written By


You May Also Like

Basketball

Strong Group-Philippines stormed into the semifinals of the 34th Dubai International Basketball Championship with a commanding 100-63 victory over Sharjah SC on Friday morning...

Basketball

Strong Group-Philippines completed a sweep of Group A in the 34th Dubai International Basketball Championship after overpowering Amman United, 84-75, on Thursday morning (Manila...

Basketball

University of the East has yet to make a final decision, but it is strongly considering Josh Reyes as the next head coach of...

Basketball

Strong Group Athletics secured top seed in Group A of the 34th Dubai International Basketball Championship after a commanding 85-78 victory over erstwhile-unbeaten Beirut...

Basketball

Gilas Pilipinas is readying to travel to Qatar to participate in the 2nd Doha International Cup from February 14 to 16, as part of...

Basketball

Playing without Akil Mitchell, Meralco suffered a critical blow to its 2024-25 East Asia Super League (EASL) Final Four aspirations after absorbing an 89-71...

Basketball

Angelo Kouame and Malick Diouf have faced off in numerous thrilling battles in the UAAP, cementing their status as two of the league’s all-time...

Basketball

Seven players from Strong Group’s William Jones Cup-winning roster will return for the 34th Dubai International Basketball Championship, set to take place from January...

Advertisement