Ateneo prevailed over their bitter rival 79-73 amidst the 22,008 crowd of green and blue gathered at the Araneta Coliseum.
Rookie Ryan Buenafe proved that he can be a reliable scorer down the stretch. Eric Salamat and Al-Hussaini were also consistent in their 4th quarter run but it was the captain Chris Tiu who made the difference topscoring with 26 points.
La Salle's defense crumbled in the last few minutes and they were terrible in the free throw department all game long.
Before the Ateneo-La Salle tussle, Manny Pacquiao was awarded the UAAP Sports Excellence award to honor him for his achievement of being the only Asian boxer to win four championship belts.
In the first game, UP won against NU Bulldogs 86-72. It was a good start for the fighting maroons, considering they lost all their games in the last season. Martin Reyes had a game high 21 points to lead all scorers.
First Game:
The scores:
UP 86--Reyes 21, Marfori 11, Agbayani 11, Sison 9, Gamboa 8, Sorongon 8, Braganza 7, Co 5, Hipolito 4, Lopez 2, Astorga 0, De Asis 0.
NU 72--Jahnke 17, Aguilar 13, Garcia 13, Ponferrada 9, Baloran 7, Asoro 4, Tungkul 3, Fabula 3, Dela Cruz 2, Berry 1, Galapon 0,Luy 0, Catamora 0.Quarters: 17-28, 48-38, 68-56, 86-72
Second Game:
ATENEO 79--Tiu 26, Salamat 10, Al-Hussaini 10, Buenafe 8, Nkemakolam 7, Baclao 7, Burke 4, Austria 3, Long 2, Salva 1, Escueta 1, Baldos 0, Reyes 0.
LA SALLE 73-Casio 19, Maierhofer 16, Mangahas 13, Webb 7, Villanueva 4, Bagatsing 4, Revilla 3, Walsham 2, Atkins 2, Barua 2, Ferdinand 1, Malabes 0
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