Photo credit: UAAP Season 85 Media Team
University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons escapes past Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) Blue Eagles, 72-66 in Game 1 of their best-of-3 Men's Basketball Finals in the 2022 UAAP Season 85 on Sunday, December 11 in front of 18,211 fans at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
Zavier Lucero led UP with a double-double performance of 14 points (5/15fg, 1/5 3pts, 3/3ft) along with game-high 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in 33 minutes of play. JD Cagulangan with another solid game of 12 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals while Harold Alarcon added 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal. Malick Diouf with a near double-double of 9 points (4/6fg), 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals.
Finals Game 2 is on Wednesday, December 14 at the SMART Araneta Coliseum at 6:00pm.
The Scores:
UP 72 - Lucero 14, Cagulangan 12, Alarcon 11, Diouf 9, Gonzales 8, Tamayo 7, Galinato 6, Spencer 5, Fortea 0, Abadiano 0.
ATENEO 66 – Padrigao 16, Kouame 15, Ildefonso 10, Andrade 10, Koon 9, Lazaro 3, Chiu 2, Gomez 1, Ballungay 0, Daves 0, Quitevis 0.
Quarters: 28-19, 42-35, 54-50, 72-66. [GAME STATS] | [GAME HIGHLIGHTS] | [ATENEO MERCH]
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