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Jarl Artango of Adamson in action against Ateneo in the UAAP Season 88 boys' basketball tournament, January 29, 2026 at the Filoil Centre in San Juan. UAAP Media

Jarl Artango of Adamson in action against Ateneo in the UAAP Season 88 boys' basketball tournament, January 29, 2026 at the Filoil Centre in San Juan.

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1769678622214UAAP88 HSBBB - JARL ARTANGO-3834.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jarl Artango of Adamson in action against Ateneo in the UAAP Season 88 boys&#x27; basketball tournament, January 29, 2026 at the Filoil Centre in San Juan. UAAP Media" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Jarl Artango of Adamson in action against Ateneo in the UAAP Season 88 boys&#x27; basketball tournament, January 29, 2026 at the Filoil Centre in San Juan. <em>UAAP Media</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Adamson University handed Ateneo de Manila University its first loss in the UAAP Season 88 boys&#x27; basketball tournament, coming away with a slim 77-73 victory on Thursday morning at the Filoil Centre in San Juan.</p><p>Chrys Gomez knocked down a midrange jumper that made it 76-70 for Adamson with 2:09 to go, before their defense forced Ateneo into back-to-back turnovers. Jarl Artango then sealed the upset with a free throw at the three-second mark.</p><p>Meanwhile, Cabs Cabonilas put on a dominant display, tallying 21 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals, and two blocks as Far Eastern University-Diliman cruised to its fourth straight win with a 79-61 dismantling of De La Salle Zobel.</p><p>The contrasting victories leave FEU-D sharing first place with Ateneo, both holding 5-1 records, while Adamson returned to the win column emphatically, improving to 3-3 in their penultimate first-round outing.</p><p>&quot;The game plan today was to limit their [foreign student-athlete], kaya lang 27-27 pa rin eh. Ang back-up plan lang namin was to try to limit their other players, we were able to do it naman. Offensively, sabi ko lang attack, attack, attack palagi,&quot; Adamson head coach Mike Fermin said.</p><p>&quot;This win comes with maturity talaga. We’re just pounding them and instilling in them na dapat every game or every training, you treat this like your last. Ang lagi lang namin iniisip, wala kami sa top four ngayon. &#x27;Yon nag-ffuel sa amin to be better,&quot; he added.</p><p>Ateneo had clawed back from a 53-39 deficit to trail 61-58 heading into the fourth quarter. But the Baby Falcons opened the payoff period with a decisive 10-4 run — capped by a floater and two free throws from Artango — to restore a 71-62 lead with 6:13 left.</p><p>The Blue Eagles stayed within striking distance, as Jude Eriobu’s free throw, a Jay-M Leal layup, and a Noah Banal triple cut the gap to 76-73 with 2:12 left. Adamson, however, leaned on its defensive identity in the endgame to deny Ateneo any further comeback.</p><p>After Banal and Leal missed separate three-point attempts, Artango stole the ball from Ziv Espinas, and Noah Bautista followed with a pickpocket against Banal, keeping the pressure on. Ateneo resorted to fouling, with Artango sinking his first free throw before intentionally missing the second to prevent the Blue Eagles from gaining another clear shot from beyond the arc.</p><p>Artango finished with 24 points, five rebounds, four assists, and three steals, while Gomez contributed 13 points, five steals, two rebounds, and one assist. Bautista added 10 points, five rebounds, three blocks, two assists, and one steal, with Mac Jenodia and Fran Flores chipping in eight points each in the hard-fought victory.</p><p>For Ateneo, Eriobu led the way with 27 points, 27 rebounds, four blocks, and one steal, followed by Banal with 11 points, six rebounds, and one assist. Espinas added 11 points and seven rebounds, while Leal contributed nine points, five assists, four rebounds, one steal, and one block.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>FEU-D TAKES DOWN ZOBEL</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1769678647834UAAP88 HSBBB - CABS CABONILAS-3615.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Cabs Cabonilas of FEU-Diliman in action against La Salle-Zobel in the UAAP Season 88 boys&#x27; basketball tournament, January 29, 2026 at the Filoil Centre in San Juan. UAAP Media" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Cabs Cabonilas of FEU-Diliman in action against La Salle-Zobel in the UAAP Season 88 boys&#x27; basketball tournament, January 29, 2026 at the Filoil Centre in San Juan. <em>UAAP Media</em></span></span></span></strong></div><p>In the earlier game, De La Salle Zobel had erased an early 27-10 deficit to trail 41-33 at halftime, but FEU-D responded with a dominant third quarter. </p><p>JB Cagurungan opened the second half with eight straight points before Cabonilas, Marc Burgos, and Khean Esperanza led a 22-4 run to stretch the Baby Tamaraws’ lead to 63-37.</p><p>That third-quarter surge proved decisive. A five-point spurt from Cabonilas, including a triple and putback, along with a Cagurungan three-pointer and Esperanza layup, kept the Junior Archers down 73-57 with 3:01 remaining.</p><p>&quot;They made a run, pero I think we did our job defensively. Medyo nawalan lang ng discipline because we had a lead. Medyo nawalan kami ng discipline on shot attempts and selection. Nung third quarter, binalikan namin &#x27;yon na we have a good lead, kaya we cannot keep on shooting,&quot; FEU-D head coach Mike Reyes said.</p><p>Burgos finished with 11 points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block, while Cagurungan added 11 points on three triples, with five rebounds and one block. Esperanza contributed 10 points, seven assists, five rebounds, and two steals, while Pat Sohm rounded out FEU-D’s balanced attack with six points and three rebounds.</p><p>For DLSZ, Maco Dabao was limited to 16 points on 6-of-21 shooting but added six rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one block. Nigerian center Yusuf Mikailu delivered a double-double with 11 points, 16 rebounds, five blocks, and one steal.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>The Scores:</strong></div><div><strong>First Game:</strong></div><p><strong>FEU-D (79)</strong> - Cabonilas 21, Burgos 11, Cagurungan 11, Esperanza 10, Sohm 6, Raneses 4, Hall 4, Carino 4, Gaye 4, Alagaban 4, D. Santos 2, J. Santos 0, Enriquez 0, Dagcutan 0.</p><p><strong>DLSZ (61) </strong>- Dabao 16, Mikailu 11, Favis 7, Arejola 5, Borrero 5, Ferrer 5, Atienza 4, Llamas 4, Luna 3, A. Alpapara 1, O. Alpapara 0, Reyes 0, Tan 0, Dimayuga 0.</p><p><strong>Quarterscores</strong>: 21-10, 41-33, 63-41, 79-61.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Second Game:</strong></div><p><strong>AdU (77) </strong>- Artango 24, Gomez 13, Bautista 10, Jenodia 8, Flores 8, Frogoso 6, Iledan 4, Babad 3, Garcia 1.</p><p><strong>Ateneo (73)</strong> - Eriobu 27, Banal 11, Espinas 11, Leal 9, Madrangca 5, Gatmaitan 4, Kaw 4, Kallos 2, Lacsamana 0, Reyes 0, Jazul 0.</p><p><strong>Quarterscores</strong>: 22-26, 47-36, 61-58, 77-73.</p>

<p>Adamson University handed Ateneo de Manila University its first loss in the #UAAPSeason88 boys' basketball tournament, coming away with a slim 77-73 victory on Thursday morning at the Filoil Centre in San Juan.</p>

Adamson University handed Ateneo de Manila University its first loss in the #UAAPSeason88 boys' basketball tournament, coming away with a slim 77-73 victory on Thursday morning at the Filoil Centre in San Juan.

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UAAP: Adamson boys stun Ateneo; FEU-D cruises past Zobel

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Published January 29, 2026 05:25 PM PHT

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