Home Sweet Home: UST Rolls Past Ateneo in Front of Its Own Crowd

UST played at home in the Quadricentennial Pavilion and made it count, crushing Ateneo with a 29-10 third quarter on the way to an 80-68 win. Here's how it went down.

Kulay News TeamEditorial Team

Oct 18, 20261 min read

Key Facts

UST beat Ateneo, 80-68, on October 17 at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion.
A 21-4 run to open the third quarter broke the game open.
Collins Akowe had 18 points and 15 rebounds.
UST ends the first round at 4-3.
Ateneo has now lost three in a row and sits at 3-4.

Go USTe! The Growling Tigers got to play at home, and they did not waste it.

UST beat Ateneo, 80-68, on Saturday, October 17, at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in UAAP Season 89 men's basketball.

The quarter that did it

It was tight at halftime, 34-32 for UST. Then the third quarter happened:

UST opened with a 21-4 run
Charles Esteban's three made it 55-36 with 4:26 left
UST won the quarter 29-10 and led 63-42 going into the fourth

Who showed up

Collins Akowe: 18 points, 15 rebounds
Amiel Acido: 15 points
Mark Llemit: 15 points
Koji Buenaflor: 11 points

For Ateneo, Kieffer Alas had 18 and Andrew Bongo added 13.

"Very special"

UST assistant coach Japs Cuan said: "It was very special to play in this school and in our home court." And to the fans: "We didn't want to let their support go in vain."