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UAAP: Ateneo keeps Final 4 bid alive after ousting UST

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Kennedy Caacbay, 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/life/11/08/uaap86-mbb-ateneo-vs-ust-rap-celis-8388.jpg"/><figcaption>Photo from UAAP Media Bureau</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA – The Ateneo Blue Eagles&#x27; hopes for a Final Four spot are still alive after thrashing the UST Growling Tigers, 67-59, on Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.The Blue Eagles moved to 5-6, snapping their three-game losing skid, while Growling Tigers continue to hug the bottom of the standings at 1-10 in the UAAP Season 86 men&#x27;s basketball tournament.Starring in the victory was Kai Ballungay who had a double-double performance with 15 points and 14 rebounds, while Chris Koon contributed 12 markers.The match saw the Tab Baldwin-led squad pulling away to capture an easy one after two frames, but the Growling Tigers had other things in mind. They fought back and had a 14-4 third quarter run that closed the gap to 47-43.The blue shirts established a 10-0 run of their own, starting from a Chris Koon three which halted the yellow shirts&#x27; scoring spree, etching a 7-point lead to close the third. Francis Nieto chipped in a trey to open the final quarter.Kenjie Duremdes filled in hopes for the Growling Tigers, who were scoreless in a couple of minutes in the fourth, after sinking in an and-one at around 7 minutes.Nic Cabanero later on added two, finishing through a strong drive in the paint.Raffy Celis sank a dipsy-do layup to extend the lead to 8, 61-53, but Migs Pangilinan drained a triple to close the gap to 61-56.Koon widened the gap to ten later on with a little over one minute remaining, 66-56.Cabanero later on gambled on a deep three, but missed as Growling Tigers fall to Ateneo at the buzzer.UST will again miss the Final Four this season, repeating the same result in the past two years.<div>The Scores:</div>Ateneo (67) – Ballungay 15, Koon 12, Brown 10, Amos 8, Celis 8, Obasa 7, Nieto 3, Quitevis 2, Chiu 2, Credo 0, Lazaro 0, Espinosa 0, Gomez 0. UST (59) – Cabañero 16, Pangilinan 13, Duremdes 9, Manalang 6, Magdangal 5, Laure 4, Llemit 3, Manaytay 2, Calum 1, Crisostomo 0, Moore 0, Gesalem 0, Lazarte 0.Quarterscores: 22-12, 43-29, 50-43, 67-59

Ateneo's Final 4 hopes are still alive after a 67-59 triumph over UST on Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

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UAAP: Ateneo keeps Final 4 bid alive after ousting UST

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Nov 08, 2023 03:48 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 08, 2023 04:48 PM PHT

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