After trailing for nearly three quarters, the Ateneo de ManilaUniversity Blue Eagles quelled the University of the PhilippinesFighting Maroons, 76-70, in the first round of the UAAP men"sseniors division basketball tournament, Thursday, at the SmartAraneta Coliseum. Nico Salva led all scorers with 21 points. Greg Slaughter added 13points, 11 of them in the second half, and nine rebounds. KieferRavena had 11 points and six rebounds, and Oping Sumalinog offered10 points, including two big three-pointers in the second half. "We're always going to get the other teams' best games becausewe're Ateneo," said their head coach Norman Black, whose teamtrailed by as much as ten points at the start of the third quarter."In this game we couldn't control their perimeter points; theyshot very well against us." The Maroons in fact, made 7-of-14 baskets from downtown. Chris Ball and Raul Soyud had four apiece in UP's hot start, as theMaroons were active on the offensive glass early in the game. NicoSalva had six points to keep the Eagles within striking distance,but they had trouble running their vaunted transition attack, andtrailed, 12-8, with 5:04 left in the first. Rookie point guard Henry Asilum nailed a three at the 4:49 markthat pushed the Maroons up, 15-8, but Ateneo, after shuffling theirfront court, saw reserve center Justin Chua lead the second unitwith five points in a 9-4 run to close the quarter trailing by two,19-17. In the second quarter, the Maroons had several fastbreakopportunities but failed to capitalize on them. Still they led,23-19, off a transition layup by Jelo Montecastro, untilconsecutive baskets by Ryan Buenafe and Salva knotted the scoreanew, 23-23, 6:11 left in the first half. The Eagles, however, could not contain Montecastro as he found hisway to the rim with ease. UP followed it up with a lob play forSilungan for a 29-25 lead. Greg Slaughter scored his first pointson a tip on the next possession, but UP countered with a trey fromBall and a Soyud tip-in. After a trey by Asilum, Lopez hit afollow-up basket to finish off a 16-7 run for the Maroons. Both teams ended the half from the line as Tonino Gonzaga and Soyudmade charities for their respective sides, establishing a 40-32lead for the Maroons at halftime. When play resumed, Padilla sank a floater from the left block forUP, but Ateneo worked its way to the rim and reeled off a 9-3 runby attacking the shaded area, capped by a cutting move to the rimby Oping Sumalinog. Over the next few minutes, Salva took over for his team and scoredseven of their next nine, displaying his arsenal of moves in thepaint. Mike Gamboa fended off the charge, scoring five of UP's nextnine. A drive by the rookie point guard put UP ahead, 54-52, 3:27 left inthe third. Oping Sumalinog responded with a trey from the leftbaseline to give Ateneo its first lead of the game, but Gamboapulled UP anew with his own three-ball on the other end, only forSlaughter and Salva to combine for six unanswered over the finalthree minutes to let Ateneo surge ahead, 61-57, after threequarters. I am an expert from Perimeter LED Display Manufacturer, it usually analyzes various kinds of industry situation, such as Perimeter LED Display Manufacturer, and many more. Welcome to visit! The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Perimeter LED Display Manufacturer , Movable LED Display, and more. For more , please visit Advertising LED Displays today!
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