MANILA, Philippines—Ateneo gingerly traveled the road to redemption strewn with obstacles throughout the season that the Blue Eagles cautiously removed one after the other. With one big fight
Harold Alarcon’s off-balanced three following his split from the charity stripe gave the Maroons some solace as they cut it down to three, but BJ Andrade’s freebies in the dying seconds secured the win, sealing Ateneo’s date with destiny and the school’s 12th UAAP title overall.
Five threes by Ateneo in the opening quarter allowed the Blue Eagles to pull away early, 30-12, as the Maroons couldn’t get things going. It was the first time UP lost back-to-back matches in 36 games under coach Goldwyn Monteverde. UP seized the series opener and seemed headed for a sweep, but the Blue Eagles came storming back with a methodical Game 2 win.
Reduced to cheering his team, Lucero watched from the bench helpless, he could do nothing to stop the Maroons from being shredded into bits.
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