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UAAP: Ateneo blows away La Salle to claim solo lead

UAAP: Ateneo blows away La Salle to claim solo lead

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Updated Apr 02, 2022 10:55 PM PHT

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Photo from the UAAP Facebook page
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(UPDATED) Ateneo de Manila University played dominant basketball toward the end of the match to beat De La Salle University, 74-57, in Season 84 of the UAAP men's basketball on Saturday at MOA Arena.

Coach Tab Baldwin got contributions from the entire squad, but it was Ange Kouame who topped them all with 16 points, 19 rebounds, and 2 blocks.

It was the Blue Eagles' 30th straight victory. The last time their suffered defeat was back in October 2018 when they bowed to Far Eastern University, 63-60.

Leading by a point midway the third, Ateneo mounted a 16-4 scoring barrage capped by Ange Kouame's buzzer-beating layup to put up a 58-45 advantage going to the payoff period.

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Successive baskets by BJ Andrade and Dave Ildefonso widened the gap to 61-45 midway in the fourth.

De La Salle got 5 straight points from Schonny Winston and Kurt Lojera, but could not sustain the run.

Ildefonso finished with 12 points and 5 boards for Ateneo, while Gian Mamuyac got 6 steals apart from 11 points and 6 rebounds.

De La Salle's Michael Phillips scored 13 points and 10 rebounds.

The Blue Eagles now sport a 4-0 record while the Archers fell to their first defeat in 4 starts.

The Scores:

Ateneo 74 - Kouame 16, Ildefonso 12, Mamuyac 11, Belangel 8, Tio 6, Koon 6, Chiu 6, Andrade 3, Verano 2, Padrigao 2, Lazaro 2.

DLSU 57 - Phillips M. 13, Nonoy 12, Nelle 10, Lojera 9, Winston 6, Baltazar 5, Nwankwo 2, Manuel 0, Austria 0, Phillips B. 0.

Quarterscores: 16-11, 35-32, 58-45, 74-57.

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