Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 28) — The University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons exacted revenge on the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles with a 65-60 victory in UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
In front of a season-high 17,406 crowd attendance, Gerry Abadiano delivered a heroic performance for the Fighting Maroons with a career-high 22 points, including two clutch free throws, along with three rebounds and two assists.
The Blue Eagles rallied from a double deficit in the fourth quarter and tied the score at 54.
UP responded with a trey and jumper from Abadiano and Harold Alarcon to build a slim cushion before Mason Amos knocked down a corner triple to keep Ateneo within striking distance at 63-60 with 42.9 seconds left in the contest.
Francis Lopez, Alarcon, and Malick Diouf each had 10 points for the Fighting Maroons which improved to 8-1 to keep solo first in the team standings.
Jared Brown tallied 18 points for the Blue Eagles as their win-loss record fell to 4-5, the most defeat in head coach Tab Baldwin’s era.
