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BY ADRIAN STEWART CO
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Tuesday. September 19, 2017
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MANILA – Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles defeated Far Eastern University Tamaraws 94-82 to sustain its blazing start in the UAAP Season 80 men’s basketball.
Ilonggo Ferdinand “Thirdy” Ravena led the drubbing with double-double 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Anton Asistio added 16, with 14 coming in the first half, while Matthew Nieto and Vince Tolentino chipped in 11 and 10, respectively.
Blue Eagles tightened its grip of the first place in the standings (3-0) after the Sunday night game at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
After Chibueze Ikeh was hit with two fouls, Ateneo turned to its long ball with Asistio, Raffy Verano and Isaac Go draining 3-pointers to build a 34-22 edge.
Blue Eagles continued the torrid outside shooting in the second frame. Big men Kris Porter and Mike Nieto made 3-point attempts and Ravena slashed on the inside to maintain a double-digit lead at the half.
Tamaraws went on a huge run early in the third to come to within 6 points but Blue Eagles countered with a 9-0 blast behind Ravena and Ikeh to build its biggest lead 76-58 on an inside conversion by Go.
“We shot the ball well from the field and even from the 3-point line but we also gave a lot of points to FEU,” said Ateneo assistant coach Sandy Arespacochaga. Still, “we are happy with the win, especially because it’s our third game in eight days.”
Wendell Comboy led with 12 points while former Blue Eagle Arvin Tolentino and Prince Orizu had 11 points each for FEU, which suffered its second loss in three games./PN
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