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UAAP: Ateneo trips rival La Salle to break into win column

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Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo from UAAP Media Bureau" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/10/04/uaap-86-mbb-kai-ballungay-6378.jpg"/><figcaption>Photo from UAAP Media Bureau</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA (UPDATED) – The Ateneo Blue Eagles recovered from a surprising opening game loss with an impressive victory over their rival De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Archers in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. Ateneo leaned on the heroics of Kai Ballungay and Mason Amos in the payoff period to hack out a 77-72 win over the Green Archers at the Mall of Asia Arena Wednesday. The Blue Eagles now entered the winning column for a 1-1 card, tying their victim La Salle in the standings. Ballungay amassed 18 points to go along with 16 rebounds, highlighted by 12 offensive boards to lead Ateneo while Mason Amos provided 12 markers, including back-to-back triples in the final two minutes of the game that gave Ateneo a 70-64 gap. “It’s a great rivalry game between two proud universities, and obviously, we’re delighted we won that. Most importantly, I think we found some fight. It was lacking last game and to find it is very rewarding. However, the quality of performance needs to be better, but I think it will get better,” head coach Tab Baldwin said. Ateneo needed to claw back from a 54-45 deficit from the third period with Ballungay leading the charge. In fact, he gave the defending champions the advantage after a basket at the the 7:17 mark of the fourth, 55-54.Evan Nelle regained the lead for La Salle with a completed four-point play half way through the quarter, 57-59, but Chris Koon, who top scored for Ateneo with 19 points, nailed a triple for a 60-59 reversal. Tied at 64 after a Kevin Quiambao trey, Mason took over with his own 6-0 run. Ballungay would then deliver a slam before Jared Brown made a floater for a 74-67 separation with 1:06 left to play. Mark Nonoy buried a trey to give La Salle hopes for a comeback, 70-74, but it was proved too late for them. Ateneo grabbed a whopping 66 rebounds in the entire game, 27 of which from offensively, against just 50 of La Salle. Quiambao paced La Salle with 17 points and 14 rebounds while Nelle added 15 markers. <div>The scores:</div>Ateneo 77 - Koon 19, Ballungay 18, Amos 12, Obasa 11, Brown 8, Espinosa 5, Lazaro 2, Quitevis 1, Chiu 1, Credo 0, Bongo 0, Nieto 0, Gomez 0.DLSU 72 - Quiambao 17, Nelle 15, Abadam 11, Nonoy 9, Austria 5, Cortez 4, Manuel 3, Nwankwo 3, B. Phillips 3, M. Phillips 2, David 0, Escandor 0, Gollena 0.Quarterscores: 25-23, 37-39, 47-54, 77-72.

The Ateneo Blue Eagles recovered from a surprising opening game loss with an impressive victory over their rival De La Salle University.

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UAAP: Ateneo trips rival La Salle to break into win column

Karl Cedrick Basco,

ABS-CBN News

Published Oct 04, 2023 08:48 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 04, 2023 09:57 PM PHT

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