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FEU forces Final 4 playoff by demolishing Adamson

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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/2018/sports/11/18/20181118-feu-comboy.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>FEU&#x27;s Wendel Comboy puts up a shot against the Adamson Falcons. Josh Albelda, ABS-CBN Sports</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - (UPDATED) Far Eastern University pounced on the absence of Adamson&#x27;s key players to clobber the Soaring Falcons, 82-56, and force a playoff for the last semifinal spot in the UAAP Season 81 men&#x27;s basketball tournament.The Tamaraws were in a must-win situation on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena, and they played like it from the get-go. They scored the first 14 points of the game and led by as much as 34 points en route to the huge win.With the result, FEU ended the elimination round with an 8-6 win-loss record, tying the idle De La Salle University for fourth place. The Tamaraws will play the Green Archers in a knockout game on Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum, with the winner advancing to play defending champion Ateneo de Manila University in the Final 4.The Soaring Falcons were playing without Sean Manganti and Jerrick Ahanmisi, who were being rested due to minor injuries.&quot;We&#x27;re finally getting the breaks in the second round,&quot; said FEU coach Olsen Racela. &quot;Malaking bagay itong game na ito, with them missing Ahanmisi and Manganti. Now, we have one game to play to make it to the Final 4.&quot;&quot;Nabigyan kami ng biyaya, so dapat lubusin namin,&quot; he also said.Adamson felt the absence of Ahanmisi and Manganti immediately, as FEU ran out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter while their offense sputtered completely. It wasn&#x27;t until the four-minute mark of the opening frame that the Soaring Falcons finally got on the board via a Papi Sarr field goal.However, points were few and far between for the Soaring Falcons. They trailed 21-8 at the end of the opening frame, and were down 46-22 at the half while shooting just 24% from the field.The Tamaraws would lead by as much as 34 points, 70-36, with less than a minute left in the third quarter after Wendel Comboy and RJ Ramirez knocked down back-to-back three-pointers.FEU&#x27;s focus is now on their showdown against La Salle, a team that is coming off back-to-back losses.&quot;Bale-wala ang panalo namin ngayon kung hindi namin gagawin ang best namin sa Wednesday against La Salle,&quot; said FEU guard Hubert Cani.Comboy finished with 11 points, while Arvin Tolentino and Hubert Cani each scored 10 points. The Tamaraws shot 48.44 percent from the field. They made 12 of their 19 attempts from beyond the arc, and out-rebounded the Falcons 46-34.Jerome Lastimosa led the Falcons with 11 points, but Adamson never got untracked and made only 29.69 percent of its shots. Without Ahanmisi, one of the best snipers in the league, the Soaring Falcons made just one of 20 three-pointers. With the loss, Adamson finished the elimination round with a 10-4 win-loss record. Nevertheless, they are already assured of the second seed and a twice-to-beat advantage in the Final 4; they will take on the third-seeded University of the Philippines in the semifinals. The scores:FEU 82 – Comboy 11, Tolentino 10, Cani 10, Stockton 8, Parker 7, Tuffin 7, Ebona 6, Inigo 4, Orizu 3, Bienes 3, Gonzales 3, Ramirez 3, Nunag 3, Escoto 2, Jopia 2, Bayquin 0ADAMSON 56 – Lastimosa 11, Espeleta 8, Bernardo 8, Sarr 6, Camacho 6, Catapusan 4, Zaldivar 4, Colonia 2, Pingoy 2, Macion 2, Magbuhos V 1, Magbuhos W 1, Maata 1, Mojica 0QUARTER SCORES: 21-8, 46-22, 70-40, 82-56For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Far Eastern University pounced on the absence of Adamson's key players to clobber the Soaring Falcons, 82-56, and force a playoff for the last semifinal spot in the UAAP Season 81 men's basketball tournament.

Far Eastern University pounced on the absence of Adamson's key players to clobber the Soaring Falcons, 82-56, and force a playoff for the last semifinal spot in the UAAP Season 81 men's basketball tournament.

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FEU forces Final 4 playoff by demolishing Adamson

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 18, 2018 06:16 PM PHT

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Updated November 18, 2018 07:22 PM PHT

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