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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – A season sweep? Not on their watch.
The Ateneo Blue Eagles were on point on both ends of the floor to defeat their rivals from La Salle and hand the Green Archers their first loss in UAAP Season 79, 83-71, on Saturday, November 5, at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Cubao.
Ateneo took an early lead in the first quarter and avoided a meltdown to open the second half, taking control the rest of the way to move up to 7-4 and drop the Green Archers to 12-1.
The Blue Eagles shot 51% from the floor and limited the Green Archers to 29% shooting. Aaron Black led all Ateneans with 16 points and 7 boards, while Matt Nieto and Adrian Wong added 15 and 11 points, respectively.
Isaac Go added 10 points and 7 boards while playing solid defense on UAAP leading scorer Ben Mbala.
The Blue Eagles also out-rebounded DLSU 48-43 and had more assists, 20-10.
Jeron Teng led La Salle with 18 points while Mbala had 17 points and 15 boards but also 7 turnovers.
The closest DLSU got was within 3 in the opening minutes of the third period, but a 4-0 response by Ateneo put the team back up by 7.
Unable to get a flow on offense, DLSU’s defense was also affected as the Blue Eagles were able to exploit openings on the break and half-court sets. – Rappler.com
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