22 September 2018
By Maxine Louise Lagman
Manila, Philippines – Adamson University is nowhere near stopping their winning ways as they outgunned University of Santo Tomas, 79-71, Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
With the win, Adamson kept soaring high as they remain atop the standings with a 3-0 slate, while the Tigers dropped to a 1-2 win-loss record.
The Falcons showed their best defensive play yet as they maneuvered a late run to stop the Tigers from getting the win. Adamson forced UST to 27 turnovers that became 29 Adamson points.
Marvin Lee shot back-to-back points for the Tigers in the third quarter to close in the gap, 40-41. Rookie CJ Cansino followed suit along with Ken Zamora for a 7-0 run that saw them take the lead, 48-45.
Despite the sickly Papi Sarr on court, Jerrick Ahanmisi was there to pave the way for the Falcons as he drilled consecutive baskets to take back the lead.
Kristian Bernardo scored five consecutive shots for Adamson to break away from UST late in the fourth, 68-60, and eventually seal the deal with a dagger shot by Jerom Lastimosa.
Ahanmisi had 20 points for Adamson, while rookie Vince Magbuhos had 15 markers, four steals and a block.
Meanwhile, Cansino made it big once again for UST with 18 points and six rebounds. Lee added 16 markers and four rebounds in the losing effort.
The Scores:
Adamson 79 – Ahanmisi 20, Magbuhos 15, Espeleta 12, Camacho 9, Bernardo 7, Lastimosa 6, Sarr 4, Pingoy 4, Catapusan 2, Manganti 0, Colonia 0, Mojica 0.
UST 71 – Cansino 18, Lee 16, Subido 8, Akomo 8, Cosejo 6, Marcos 4, Huang 4, Zamora 3, Lagumen 2, Mahinay 2, Caunan 0.
Quarters: 20-18, 38-31, 58-54, 79-71.
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