Adamson nips DLSU in UAAP Season 88 thriller

ADAMSON UNIVERSITY scraped past the free-falling contender De La Salle University (DLSU), 61-60, and stayed in contention for a Final Four seat in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball on Wednesday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

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The Soaring Falcons nearly wasted what seemed a comfortable six-point lead in the last 44 seconds but held on in the nick of time as Green Archers guard Earl Abadam missed the game-winning triple at the buzzer off a steal in transition for a much-needed win to check a costly three-game skid.

Adamson soared to 6-7, needing to win its last match against fellow hopeful Ateneo next week to finish at 7-7 for one of the requirements to stay alive. The other one is hope for the losses of University of Santo Tomas (7-5) and La Salle (6-6), which could still go as high as 8-6 for a shot at the last two seats in the Final Four. Ateneo de Manila University (5-6), playing University of the Philippines (UP) at press time, and Far Eastern University (FEU) (5-7) are also in the equation for an airtight five-way race.