The Ateneo Blue Eagles beat the Adamson Soaring Falcons for solo leadership at 3-0 in the UAAP Season 88 men's basketball.
Ateneo used a strong fourth quarter to clip Adamson, 77-58, for its third straight win in the UAAP Season 88 men's basketball at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao Sunday, Sept. 28.
The Blue Eagles thus took solo leadership, going ahead of National University and the University of Santo Tomas, which both tote 2-0 cards.
Divine Adili (16 points), Jaden Lazo (15), Kymani Ladi (14) and Ian Espinosa (10) carried the scoring cudgels for ADMU, which previously beat Far Eastern U and University of the East.
The Blue Eagles dragged the Soaring Falcons, who were on a high after shocking defending champion University of the Philippines the last time out.
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AdU slipped to 1-2.
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Luisa Morales is a sportswriter with a special interest in promoting women’s sports.
Her coverage highlights include the UAAP, PVL, Southeast Asian Games and the FIBA World Cup. She also follows Alex Eala, the Philippine women’s national football team and mixed martial arts.