Falcons secure spot with Bulldogs’ loss
The Adamson University (AdU) Soaring Falcons gained their third win, in a tight match of 83-74, against the National University (NU) Bulldogs in the UAAP 80 Men’s Basketball at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, Saturday.
High five of Terrence Mustre(left) and Jonathan Esepeleta(right). Photo from Rappler.
The first quarter started with both teams tied at 13-all and ended with 19-all.
Jonathan Espeleta of the NU Bulldogs and J-Jay Alejandro of ADU Falcons flew several 3-point shots that helped their teams in the first quarter.
Although they tied again with 23 points, the Falcons made a huge improvement in the second quarter, widening the gap with a double-digit lead in 43-32.
Papi Sarr made several mistakes in the 3rd quarter but managed to outscore again Bulldogs with a 10-point lead of 60-50.
NU Bulldogs Coach Jamike Jarin let Alejandro rest for a while and made the reserves play in the last quarter.
He then signaled a time-out and told the boys to make quick points to catch the score, but to no avail, his team lost with 7 points.
J-Jay Alejandro was on the roll for NU with 25 points to go along with 7 rebounds, and 4 assists, making him the Player of the Game.
Suffering from a third loss, the Bulldogs must win their game on September 27 against the Far Eastern University Tamaraws, with 2 wins, to boost their standing.
The Falcons, however, must not let this win hinder their determination in their next game against the University of the East Warriors, hungry for a win, on October 1.
SCORES:
ADAMSON 83 – Sarr 19, Ahanmisi 13, Espeleta 13, Pingoy 12, Manganti 5, Ochea 4, Camacho 4, Bernardo 4, Mustre 3, Manalang 2, Lojera 2, Zaldivar 2, Paranada 0.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 76 – Alejandro 25, Gaye 8, Bartlett 7, Lastimosa 7, Aquino 6, Mosqueda 6, Salem 3, Joson 3, Yu 3, Morido 2, Rangel 2, Diputado 2, Tibayan 2, Abatayo 0, Cauilan 0, Flores 0.
Quarters: 19-19, 43-32, 60-50, 83-76.
