Ateneo stays excellent with Adamson thumping as Lazo heats up in 4th quarter

Jaden Lazo and Ateneo experience on an enormous fourth-quarter run because the Blue Eagles stay unbeaten to seize the solo lead with a 3-0 file in UAAP Season 88

MANILA, Philippines – Jaden Lazo took over an enormous fourth-quarter run that allowed Ateneo to coast previous Adamson, 77-58, within the UAAP Season 88 males’s basketball match on the Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, September 28.

Lazo scattered 13 of his 15 factors within the remaining interval and added 3 steals and a couple of assists because the Blue Eagles remained unbeaten and grabbed solo lead within the standings with a 3-0 file.

Eleven of these fourth-quarter factors got here in a 20-4 begin to the interval that noticed Ateneo mount a 71-52 cushion on the way in which to its most lopsided victory of the season after successful the primary two video games by a mean of simply 2.5 factors.

“One of many issues we’ll profit from the primary three video games is nothing has come straightforward,” mentioned Blue Eagles head coach Tab Baldwin.

“A few very shut finishes within the first two video games, you get these late recreation conditions the place you must execute,” he added. “You be taught from that and also you get some confidence from that.”

Divine Adili turned in 16 factors and 6 rebounds for the Blue Eagles as he and Lazo helped carry the offensive load for Ateneo, with opposing groups now placing extra defensive concentrate on one-and-done star Kymani Ladi.

Ladi, who averaged 22.0 factors and 9.5 rebounds within the first two video games, nonetheless completed with 14 factors, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and a couple of steals.

Matt Erolon erupted for 23 factors constructed on a pristine 7-of-8 clip from past the arc, however his efficiency went down the drain because the Hovering Falcons fell aside after holding a 42-36 lead halfway by means of the third quarter.

Since that six-point lead, Adamson acquired outscored 41-16 the remainder of the way in which.

No different Falcons participant scored in twin digits, with Ray Torres including 7 factors and Mudiaga Ojarikre chipping in 6 factors and 13 rebounds of their second loss in three video games.

The Scores

Ateneo 77 – Adili 16, Lazo 15, Ladi 14, Espinosa 10, Escobar 8, Lazaro 6, Bahay 3, Espina 3, Nieto 2, Tuano 0, Bongo 0, Cainglet 0, Gamber 0, Ebdane 0, Fjellvang 0, Ong 0.

Adamson 58 – Erolon 23, Torres 7, Manzano 6, Ojarikre 6, Montebon 5, Anabo 5, Demisana 2, Fransman 2, Cañete 2, A. Ronzone 0, C. Ronzone 0, Perez 0, Barcelona 0, Medina 0, Jaymalin 0, Tumaneng 0.

Quarters: 18-11, 33-30, 51-48, 77-58.

– Rappler.com