Ateneo stretches perfect FilOil streak to 5, runs circles around NU

 

 

MANILA, Philippines – The Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles sustained their dominant run in the FilOil Flying V Preseason Cup, embarrassing the National University (NU) Bulldogs, 94-60, in San Juan on Thursday, May 31.

The reigning UAAP champions bust out their deadly team-oriented playmaking early in the first quarter, jumping out to a 26-10 lead. Sharpshooting reserve Jolo Mendoza then dropped 3 triples in the second quarter in a run that virtually put the game away, 48-24.

The Eagles just held on and extended their lead to as many as 34 points in the second half.

Ateneo standout Thirdy Ravena led all scorers with 20 points on 8/14 (57%) shooting on top of 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Foreign big man Angelo Kouame also posted a double-double of 12 points and 16 boards that went with a game-high 5 blocks to help the Blue Eagles stretch their unbeaten run to 5 games.

The victory gave the Blue Eagles a share of the top spot with the La Salle Green Archers at 5-0 in Group A. 

Only Shaun Ildefonso cracked double digits for the Bulldog side with 16 points and 5 rebounds.

In other games, the Adamson University (AdU) Soaring Falcons emphatically snapped College of St. Benilde (CSB) Blazers’ 5-game winning streak with a 20-point rout, 80-60.

The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons also strung up 5 straight wins of their own after dropping the University of the East (UE) Red Warriors in a tight encounter, 66-61.

Finally, the Arellano University (AU) Chiefs squeaked one past the winless Jose Rizal University (JRU) Heavy Bombers, 76-74.

 

The Scores:

ADMU (94) – Ravena 20, Kouame 12, Nieto, Mi. 11, Mendoza, 9, Nieto, Ma. 8, Navarro 7, Asistio 6, Tio 6, Belangel 5, Black 3, Maagdenberg 3, Wong 2, Mamuyac 2.

NU (60) – Ildefonso, S. 16, Mosqueda 8, Mangayom 7, Joson 6, Clemente 5, Ildefonso, D. 5, Aquino 5, Galinato 3, Gallego 2, Salim 2, Diputado 1, Yu 0, Sinclair 0, Gaye 0, Tibayan 0.

Quarter scores: 26-10, 48-33, 69-46, 94-60,

Standings:

GROUP A

Ateneo 5-0

La Salle 5-0

Mapua 4-1

San Beda 2-1

UP 5-3

NU 3-4

UE 2-4

Gilas 2-5

EAC 0-5

Perpetual 0-5 

GROUP B

Adamson 5-1

CSB 5-1

FEU 5-1

Letran 4-2

SSC 3-2

Arellano 3-3

LPU 1-4

UST 1-5

JRU 0-8

– Rappler.com