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UAAP: Ahanmisi struggles to explain Adamson's Final 4 collapse

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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/news/11/29/20181128-uaap-up-adu-md-md2_3141.jpg"/><figcaption>Adamson&#x27;s Jerrick Ahanmisi (2) had 20 points in a losing effort against UP. Mark Demayo, <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/basketball/photos">ABS-CBN News</a></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Adamson University star Jerrick Ahanmisi could not find the words to explain what happened to the Soaring Falcons.They appeared to have completed a comeback for the ages against University of the Philippines (UP) in their do-or-die Final 4 game. Jerom Lastimosa&#x27;s triple knotted the tight contest at 78 and sent it to overtime. There, the Falcons scored six straight points for an 84-78 advantage.But all of a sudden, it fell apart. UP answered with a 6-0 spurt of their own, tying the game again. Ahanmisi had a chance to give the Falcons back the lead, but he was fouled on a shot then had to be subbed out due to a bad case of the cramps. His replacement, Jonathan Espeleta, made only one of two freebies.Ahanmisi couldn&#x27;t come back in the game, and Adamson played the final minute without their best shooter. After Paul Desiderio made it 89-87 for UP, they had one more chance in the last 6.6 ticks. But Lastimosa&#x27;s three-pointer was off mark, and the Fighting Maroons claimed the second and last spot in the UAAP Season 81 men&#x27;s basketball finals.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/28/18/at-long-last-up-fighting-maroons-top-adamson-for-1st-uaap-finals-trip-in-32-years">FULL STORY: UP Fighting Maroons top Adamson for 1st UAAP finals trip in 32 years</a></li></ul>&quot;We lost,&quot; a quiet, subdued Ahanmisi said after the game. &quot;There&#x27;s nothing I can really say. Paul hit the shot, and that&#x27;s it, we lost.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2018/11/29/uaap-akhuetie-credits-magical-season-81-run-team-effort-50447">READ: Akhuetie credits magical Season 81 run to team effort</a></li></ul>The guard finished with 20 points on 6-of-19 shooting in the game, along with 3 rebounds. But he also committed 4 turnovers, and his early struggles from the field compounded Adamson&#x27;s slow start to the game.That he wasn&#x27;t even on the court for the final minute made the loss all the more painful.&quot;Bad timing,&quot; he said of his cramps. &quot;Just bad timing.&quot;Ahanmisi said they were quiet in the dugout after the game, as the Falcons reflected on a brutal ending to their season. They had finally broken through in the elimination round, claiming the No. 2 seed and a twice-to-beat advantage with their 10-4 win-loss record. The Falcons needed just one more win to make it to the UAAP finals for the first time since 1992.In the Final 4, however, they ran into a UP team that was determined to end their own drought -- one that has lasted 32 years. Buoyed by an emotional, passionate crowd, the Fighting Maroons led by as much as 16 points, then showed their composure in overtime to break the hearts of the Soaring Falcons.It was a reversal of fortunes, as Adamson had given UP two painful losses in the elimination round, only for UP to return the favor in the bigger stage of the Final 4.&quot;People were just speechless,&quot; said Ahanmisi. &quot;We didn&#x27;t have anything to say, really. It&#x27;s just… we lost.&quot;Asked if this will serve as motivation for them in Season 82, all Ahanmisi could say was &quot;I guess,&quot; before sighing once again. It&#x27;s not an entirely lost season for Ahanmisi, as he will be named to the Mythical Team ahead of Game 2 of the UAAP finals. The guard averaged 18.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.6 assists for Adamson in his third season with the team. For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Adamson star Jerrick Ahanmisi could not find the words to explain what happened to the Soaring Falcons.

Adamson star Jerrick Ahanmisi could not find the words to explain what happened to the Soaring Falcons.

UAAP: Ahanmisi struggles to explain Adamson's Final 4 collapse

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UAAP: Ahanmisi struggles to explain Adamson's Final 4 collapse

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 29, 2018 03:21 PM PHT

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Updated November 29, 2018 03:22 PM PHT

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