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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/nation/11/09/admu-vs-feu.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Thirdy Ravena (0) and the Ateneo Blue Eagles have now won four straight games. Josh Albelda, <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/basketball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATED) Thirdy Ravena took charge in the crucial stretches to power Ateneo de Manila University past Far Eastern University (FEU), 74-59, in their second round encounter of the UAAP Season 79 men&#x27;s basketball tournament Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.The Blue Eagles, waxed hot from beyond the arc in the first half, built a huge lead in the third period before weathering the Tamaraws&#x27; rally, with Ravena scoring two crucial buckets then assisting on a lay-up by Isaac Go at the 1:29 mark that put the game out of reach.Ateneo has now won four straight games to improve to 8-4, and is now tied with FEU for second place. The Blue Eagles remain in the hunt for a twice-to-beat bonus in the semifinals.Meanwhile, the Tamaraws suffered back-to-back losses heading into their blockbuster showdown against league-leading De La Salle University on Saturday.Ravena finished the game with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and two assists, while Go had 14 points and seven boards.<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en">Thirdy combining finesse and strength! <a href="https://t.co/LxkAteVeMi">pic.twitter.com/LxkAteVeMi</a>— ABS-CBN Sports (@abscbnsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/abscbnsports/status/796241220674519040">November 9, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>&quot;It was a collective effort,&quot; Ateneo coach Sandy Arespacochaga said after the game. &quot;FEU came back, and we knew that they were going to make a run and come back. It&#x27;s a credit to our players that they did not get rattled.&quot;Ateneo made seven of their 13 attempts from beyond the arc in the first half, which helped them claim a 46-28 lead at the break. Their advantage ballooned to 23 points twice, 55-32 and again at 58-35, following triples from Adrian Wong and Anton Asistio.<ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read">	<li>READ: <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2016/11/09/tigresses-enter-playoff-picture-toppling-lady-falcons-17740">Tigresses enter playoff picture after toppling Lady Falcons</a></li></ul>But the defending champion Tamaraws scored 13 unanswered points bridging the third and fourth quarters, mostly off free throws as the Blue Eagles resorted to fouling Prince Orizu inside the paint to prevent easy shots.Jose&#x27;s lay-up at the 7:52 mark of the fourth made it a 10-point game, 48-58, before Ravena drew a foul on Wendel Comboy while shooting a triple, and made two of three free throws to finally end the drought for the Blue Eagles.<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en">👀 👀 👀 <a href="https://t.co/KajC9wvBpa">pic.twitter.com/KajC9wvBpa</a>— ABS-CBN Sports (@abscbnsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/abscbnsports/status/796259355788132353">November 9, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>A three-pointer by Wong at the 5:14 mark made it a double-digit lead anew, 63-52, but Raymar Jose&#x27;s relentless activity on the boards allowed the Tamaraws to inch closer. Jose&#x27;s putback of his own missed lay-up made it a seven-point game, 56-63, with still 4:15 to go.That was the closest that FEU would come, however. Ravena took over from that point, scoring back-to-back lay-ups including a nifty scoop that beat the shot-clock buzzer, then assisted on Go&#x27;s lay-up that made it 69-56 with 1:29 left to play.&quot;We just came out to fight. &#x27;Yun lang ang nasa utak namin,&quot; said Ravena. &quot;We were the underdogs in this match, and our game plan was to fight and grab every rebound that we could.&quot;&quot;It was a great team win,&quot; added Go. &quot;If you see the stat sheet, everybody contributed across the board.&quot;Ateneo cooled down in the second half after shooting 45.71% from the field in the first half, and finished by converting 37.31% of their attempts. They made only three more triples in the second half, but held the fort on defense as they limited FEU to only 25.76% from the field.Against a bigger FEU team, the Blue Eagles won the rebounding battle 51-48. Orizu had 16 points to go along with his 11 boards, and Jose finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds, but the Tamaraws had to bleed for their points as they missed even point blank shots.It did not help that FEU shot only 20 of 36 at the line, and made only five of their 21 three-pointers.With Wednesday&#x27;s victory, Ateneo completed a sweep of FEU in Season 79 as they won their first round encounter, 76-71. The Blue Eagles also have the inside track on getting the semifinals bonus with games against University of Santo Tomas and Adamson University left in their schedule.&quot;We don&#x27;t want to think too far ahead,&quot; said Arespacochaga. &quot;We don&#x27;t want our minds to wander. We want to stay focused on the next game.&quot;The scores:ATENEO 74 – Ravena 15, Go 14, Wong 12, Nieto Mi 8, Black 7, Tolentino 4, Porter 4, Asistio 3, Nieto Ma 3, Ikeh 2, Mendoza 2, Verano 0, Ildefonso 0FEU 59 – Arong 15, Orizu 11, Jose 10, Tuffin 10, Escoto 6, Dennison 3, Comboy 3, Roxas 1, Trinidad 0, Inigo 0, Bayquin 0, Holmqvist 0, Denila 0, Nunag 0Quarter scores: 24-14, 46-28, 58-46, 74-59For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

(UPDATED) Thirdy Ravena took charge in the crucial stretches to power the Ateneo Blue Eagles past the Far Eastern University Tamaraws, 74-59, in their second round encounter of the UAAP Season 79 men's basketball tournament Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

(UPDATED) Thirdy Ravena took charge in the crucial stretches to power the Ateneo Blue Eagles past the Far Eastern University Tamaraws, 74-59, in their second round encounter of the UAAP Season 79 men's basketball tournament Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

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Ateneo downs FEU to stay in hunt for semis bonus

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Nov 09, 2016 04:21 PM PHT

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