Quick Fire: Adamson Soaring Falcons start to get back on track with win versus UST Growling Tigers

(Photo Credit: Tristan Tamayo, Inquirer.net)

Adamson Soaring Falcons def. UST Growling Tigers 88-81

Notable Players:

Robbie Manalang, Adamson (19 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals): After a bad performance versus Ateneo, Manalang bounced back with an all-around game against UST. He was solid, something Adamson will need as competition gets tougher throughout the season.

Jerie Pingoy, Adamson (9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals): His shooting woes continue, but Pingoy was a pest on the defensive end versus the Growling Tigers. At the very least, Pingoy is able to do work on the other side of the court after a meh performance offensively.

Jeepy Faundo, UST (21 points, 12 rebounds): Most UST fans don't treat Jeepy seriously. but he gave the community a reason to be excited after his performance versus Adamson. (That poster dunk by Tyrus Hill isn't going to help with the whole "Take Jeepy seriously" mission though - Ed)

Marvin Lee, UST (14 points, 9 turnovers): After a red-hot Season 80 debut, Marvin Lee cooled down and was clearly stifled by the defense of Adamson. He committed a whopping nine turnovers, a very bad number.

Quick Analysis:

- Committing 41 TURNOVERS (I'm bolding that because it is a TERRIBLE number - Ed) was a result of the carelessness of UST, and the renowned sense of focus of Adamson. UST should have gotten blown out because of that number alone. But how well they played with the possessions they managed to play out (52 percent field goal percentage) was huge for them.

- Adamson should have won by a bigger margin if not for all the fast break points UST managed to score against them. They were successful in forcing UST to commit turnovers, but when UST managed to break the press, they were not able to recover.

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