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Adamson douses UST’s hot start in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament, riding a 17-1 third-quarter finish to erase the memory of a 30-point loss to champion La Salle
MANILA, Philippines – The Adamson Soaring Falcons bounced back hard from a 30-point loss at the hands of La Salle, ending the UST Growling Tigers’ short undefeated run with a 69-56 rout in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, September 15.
Monty Montebon led the rejigged Falcons offense with 15 points in just 21 minutes to go with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals. Prospect transferee AJ Fransman showed off his potential as well with an 11-point, 10-board double-double in just 18 minutes as Adamson tied UST with a 2-1 record.
“I’m happy with the effort that our players gave today. I just look at the stats, we outrebounded a big team like UST, so that just means that they’ve put in the effort today,” said Adamson head coach Nash Racela.
“The last couple of games we’re struggling with our focus, right? So I didn’t really know how they will play today, but yeah, they made their adjustments, played a lot better today and it favored us.”
Former UST prospect Royce Mantua scored 11 on 4-of-5 shooting against his former team, which saw a small 37-35 third-quarter lead disappear after the Falcons rode a huge 17-1 finish for the 52-39 separation at the turn of the fourth.
Suddenly on a red-hot rampage, Adamson peaked its massive beatdown at 22-3 with 8:06 left in regulation, capped by a Mantua layup for the 57-40 gap.
Wawa Yerro then clinched a game-high 20-point lead, 67-47, after an and-one conversion at the 2:28 mark of the frame before UST went on a 9-2 comeback that proved much too little to make a difference in the end.
Nic Cabañero was the lone double-digit scorer in the loss with a game-high 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting and 3-of-5 from deep, while Forthsky Padrigao and Gelo Crisostomo disappeared for just 2 points total on a combined 1-of-11 clip.
The Scores
Adamson 69 – Montebon 15, Fransman 11, Mantua 11, Erolon 6, Yerro 5, Calisay 5, Manzano 5, Ramos 5, Barasi 2, Ojarikre 2, Anabo 2, Ronzone 0, Ignacio 0, Dignadice 0.
UST 56 – Cabañero 16, Manaytay 9, Tounkara 7, Paranada 6, Lane 4, Robinson 3, Pangilinan 3, Padrigao 2, Estacio 2, Llemit 2, Laure 2, Acido 0, Crisostomo 0, Mahmood 0.
Quarters: 13-20, 33-32, 52-39, 69-56.
