Papi Sarr won the war over his battle against Alfred Aroga.
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By JP Abcede
PASAY--The Adamson University Soaring Falcons are
on a roll as they ground the National University Bulldogs, 64-51, at the Mall
of Asia Arena on Wednesday to take control of solo second place in UAAP men’s
basketball.
It was a game of grit as Adamson’s defense held the
opposition scoreless in the final two and so minutes of the game, preventing a
shutout of the Pumaren brothers that day.
Kristian Bernado made the most of his time on the floor, unloading
all of his seven points in a key stretch of the payoff period, turning a 44-45
deficit into a 53-49 headway, 2:33 to go. The second year veteran took over Papi
Sarr, who was forced to sit out a good portion of the fourth period due to foul
trouble.
Jjay Alejandro had a case of the willies in the clutch,
incurring one turnover after another, as Adamson created separation.
Sarr led the way for AdU, knocking down 13 points and
hauling 17 rebounds. JD Tungcab chipped in 11.
Alfred Aroga was the lone double figure scorer for National,
finishing with 17 markers, 13 rebounds, and two assists
Adamson notched its third victory in four matches, a game
behind the undefeated De La Salle University Green Archers. The two meet in a virtual battle for first place on Saturday, also at the MOA
Arena.
NU, on the other hand, fell to 2-2 after suffering its
second straight defeat.
The scores:
AdU 64 – Sarr
13, Tungcab 11, Manganti 9, Ahanmisi 8, Bernardo 7, Mustre 5, Espeleta 4, Ochea
3, Manalang 2, Camacho 2, Pasturan 0, Ng 0, Paranada 0, Chua 0.
NU 51 – Aroga
17, Salem 9, Salim 7, Mosqueda 4, Diputado M 3, Pate 3, Gallego 2, Sinclair 2,
Alejandro 0, Diputado J 0, Abatayo 0, Aquino 0, Rangel 0, Yu 0.
Quarterscores: 17-13, 29-28, 42-40, 64-51.