Nic Cabañero and Jared Bahay. | UAAP media pictures
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano standouts Nic Cabañero and Jared Bahay suffered robust defeats of their respective video games within the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball match, held on Sunday, September 15, on the SM Mall of Asia Enviornment in Manila.
Cabañero, who has been a key participant for the College of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers, couldn’t forestall his staff from enduring their first lack of the season.
UST fell 69-56 to Adamson College, which roared again after a earlier 30-point blowout loss. The Hovering Falcons turned the desk with a searing 17-1 run within the third quarter, leaving the Growling Tigers struggling to maintain tempo.
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Cabañero led UST with 16 factors and 5 rebounds, however his solo effort wasn’t sufficient to stave off the Falcons, who capitalized on UST’s poor third-quarter efficiency.
The Growling Tigers had been restricted to only six factors within the third interval, whereas Adamson scored 19 to grab management of the sport.
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Regardless of Cabañero’s stable efficiency, UST, which had hoped to increase their successful streak to 3-0 for the primary time since 2015, discovered themselves overwhelmed by Adamson’s relentless protection and well timed contributions from key gamers like Matthew Montebon and Royce Mantua who scored 15 and 11 factors, respectively.
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In the meantime, Jared Bahay, a extremely touted rookie for the Ateneo Blue Eagles, had a difficult outing in his first UAAP rivalry sport in opposition to the De La Salle Inexperienced Archers.
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Bahay struggled offensively, scoring simply eight factors on 2-of-10 taking pictures as Ateneo dropped to an alarming 0-3 begin with a 74-61 defeat.
La Salle’s defensive changes within the third quarter crippled Bahay and the Blue Eagles, holding them to only 4 factors. The Inexperienced Archers, led by reigning MVP Kevin Quiambao, used the third quarter surge to construct a commanding lead that Ateneo couldn’t recuperate.
Bahay, regardless of exhibiting flashes of his potential with six assists and three steals, admitted that the sport didn’t go as deliberate.
The loss leaves Ateneo trying to find their first win within the season, marking their worst begin since 2013 below former coach Bo Perasol.
Head coach Tab Baldwin can have his arms full because the Blue Eagles intention to keep away from a deeper stoop once they face Adamson College subsequent.
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