Tenorio Leads Eagles To 6th Win

Ateneo De Manila University reasserted their mastery over the Adamson University after eking out a 71-58 win in the second round of the 68th University Athletic Association of the Philippines men’s basketball at the Blue Eagles Gym in Katipunan in Quezon City.

The win is Ateneo’s 16th straight over Adamson, dating back to the 1997 UAAP wars.

Ateneo now carries a 6-2 win loss card while Adamson absorbs its fifth straight loss for the season and slides to 5-2.

The Eagles recovered from a six-minute drought midway in the third canto and finished with a strong fourth period to dispose the Falcons and improve its hold in the standings.

Ateneo started hot, outrunning and outgunning Adamson in the first quarter with a 16-0 blitz t close the period with LA Tenorio joining hands with Douglas Kramer and Japeth Aguilar.

Tenorio finished with 21 points, four rebounds, seven assists and three steals for Ateneo.



Tenorio proved to be the much-needed spark plug after the spitfire point guard made three baskets – including one with 15 seconds left - from behind the arc in the Eagles’ streak.

Jai Reyes’ three point shot at the start of the second quarter answered the 6-0 run posted by Patrick Tiongco and Patrick Cabahug at the start of the second quarter.

Magnum Membrere completed a rare four-point play after he sank a three point basket from the left wing and was fouled going up for the shot, giving the Eagles a 29-13 advantage. Reyes stole the ball from Marvin Poloyapoy and finished it with an easy lay up to post a huge 18-point lead, 31-13 five minutes left in the first half.

Tenorio sank a runner over the outstretched arms of Ken Bono to post the biggest lead of the game at 42-22, 8:39 in the third period but Ateneo didn’t score until the 2:07 mark with a three point shot by Ken Barracoso.

Zion Laterre took the scoring cudgels for Ateneo, making back to back baskets and sinking all three free throws after being tagged shooting from behind the arc with 8.8 seconds left in the third period to put Ateneo safely within distance, 52-35.

Laterre continued his scoring in the final period, opening the quarter with his third field goal but Adamson quickly answered with six points behind Pacheco, Mike Yong and Jojo Hate to trim the lead to 11, 43-54.