6 Points: AdMU vs. UST (Round 2)

Ateneo 81, UST 77

-All of those stat sheets and scoreboards lie. If not for errors on defense and sloppy offense for the last five minutes of the game, it should have been as good as done earlier.

-Hooray for Chris de Chavez for his breakout game. Surprisingly, he was able to find his niche in the second stringers and was able to put Ateneo up ahead early in the first canto.

-Related to this is the superb performance of the bench. They were able to keep the momentum up (and, for some, close the game out) while Salamat and Buenafe were taking a rest for this game (perhaps to prepare for FEU).

-Credit to Jeric Teng for never giving up on his team. While the rest were already acting as if the game ended, he was steady from start to finish. I hope that his attitude will serve as an example to the Blue Squad.

-With the different player rotations that Coach Norman made today, I think he's trying to prove a point to the team. The problem is, when needed most, the key players were seated in the bench. A lesson of team trust? Of stepping up?

-Though the game was already good team basketball for the Eagles, there were still a few things that need to be tweaked, like Eric Salamat's ball distribution and Nico Salva's jumpers. Hopefully they'll all go back in the match against FEU, which is Ateneo's last game of the regular season.

Special Awards

Best in Blue: Chris de Chavez (for his breakout performance)

Worst in Blue: Nico Salva (back to his slump)

Best Opponent: Jeric Teng (proved his ability to catch up with clutch)

Worst Opponent: Paulo Pe (hrrrrrrrnnnnnggghhhhhh... if not for the four points he contributed, there wasn't anything else)

Ateneo 81 – Salamat 18, De Chavez 12, Chua 11, Long 10, Buenafe 6, dela Cruz 6, Monfort 6, Golla 5, Salva 3, Austria 2, Tiongson 2, Escueta 0.
UST 77 – Teng 23, Bautista 16, Afuang 10, Daquioag 10, Mariano 8, Fortuna 6, Pe 4, Aytona 0, Camus 0, Marata 0, Mamaril 0, Marquez 0, Lo 0, Tinte 0, Lo

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