The Adamson Soaring Falcons outhustled and outrebounded the UST Growling Tigers in a stunning victory to end their UAAP Season 88 Round 1 on a high.
The Adamson Soaring?Falcons pulled off a 69-59 upset over the UST Growling?Tigers in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, October 18 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. A dominant 22-9 second quarter gave Adamson control, snapping UST’s three-game winning streak and lifting the Falcons to back-to-back wins.
Anthony Fransman powered the charge with 18 points, while Cedrick Manzano contributed 12 points and eight rebounds off the bench as Adamson (3-4) secured its first win over UST since Season 86. Meanwhile, UST’s skipper Nic Cabañero tallied 23 markers in a losing effort as the Tigers dipped to 5-2.