La Salle Outsteadies Adamson In Grind-It-Out Game
It was another close game for Adamson (1-6) versus La Salle (5-2) this time and yet again they come up short. Deschon Winston scored on a drive with 1 minute left in the game as La Salle wrestled the lead at 56-55 then Evan Nelle hits a clutch 3 with 35 seconds left in the game clock, pushing La Salle to a 4-point cushion at 59-55 before Keith Zaldivar cuts it at 59-58 with a 3 of his own. Joaqui Manuel hits a couple of pressure-packed free throws to make it 61-58 La Salle. Zaldivar's 3-point shot attempt was blocked by Justine Baltazar as Adamson's endgame woes continue. Adamson hung with La Salle in the 1st quarter as it ends at 15-all. Lenda Douanga, Jerom Lastimosa and Didat Hanapi provided the scoring as usual. Kurt Lojera scored 8 points in the 2nd quarter as La Salle leads 30-26 at the half. La Salle still leads after 3 quarters at 45-42. It looked like a deflated La Salle team out there as Adamson seizes the lead in the 4th quarter 47-45 and at 53-49 with Cedrick Manzano and Dounga scoring from inside. However Winston, Baltazar and Michael Phillips scored baskets as La Salle claws back. Manuel led La Salle with 14 points, Nelle 12 and Winston 10. Adamson was led by Lastimosa with 15 points, Douanga 11 and Joem Sabandal 10.
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