Ateneo avenge 1st round defeat against La Salle
I did not graduate from any schools in UAAP but I always enjoy watching basketball games between Ateneo and La Salle. For some reason, I have always rooted for Ateneo and I was disappointed with their lost against La Salle during the first round of the Elimination this season. Ateneo got their revenge and gave La Salle a beating with a end of day score of 74-57. Player of the game is Ateneo Blue Eagles' Kirk Long who contributed 22 points. 15632 spectators watch the game live and is a proof that the rivalry between Ateneo and La Salle is still very much alive.It was low scoring first quarter. The Blue eagles' defense held the Archers to only 11 points. Ateneo on the other hand got 19 points with Kirk Long contributing nine points in the first quarter by downing 3 out three of his three point shots.
La Salle's offence did not pick up in the second quarter. 3 minutes and 46 seconds has gone by and the Archers was still scoreless. Ateneo held La Salle to only ten points in this quarter and ending the 1st half with a score of 39-21 favoring Ateneo. La Salle's starters have a combined points of nine points compared to Ateneo's 29. Ateneo also scored more beyond the three point mark downing four out of 11 attempted three point shots. La Salle only scored one out of 11 three point attempts in the first half.
The story was pretty much the same in the second half. La Salle however has scored 18 points each during the 3rd and 4th quarter. Ateneo scored 22 points in the third quarter while La Salle held Ateneo to only 13 points in the fourth.
The is the 65th time La Salle and Ateneo met in the hard court. La Salle still leads against their rivals in terms of games won. La Salle has won 34 games against Ateneo while today Ateneo got their 31st win against La Salle.
Ateneo's win against La Salle today put them on the second place with a 8-2 win loss record. La Salle dropped to the fourth place with a 6-4 win loss record. FEU still leads losing only one game out of ten outing while 3rd place Adamson University has won seven games out of ten outing.
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