“Sa start pa lang ng game nakita ko na, na close fight kami inisip ko na lang sa sarili ko na hindi ako bibitaw kahit anong mangyari”. –Adamson’s Eric Camson
It took Adamson eight years to defeat Far Eastern University again in the UAAP Men’s Basketball tournament and it couldn’t get any sweeter, as the Falcons hands FEU its first loss, 64-63 in season 73 at the start of 2nd round eliminations Thursday at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
The Tamaraws had a chance to win the game despite a miserable field goal shooting in the last quarter when Aldrech Ramos, receiving a pass from MVP top contender RR Garcia pushed FEU up for the last time, 63-62. With 6.8 ticks left in the ball game, Falcons’ head coach Leo Austria called for a time out then the rest is history – It was Eric Camson’s winning tip-in at 2.2 seconds, off of a missed drive by Alex Nuyles that turned the tide against the erstwhile undefeated FEU Tamaraws. (see our video below)
“Walang makaka-sweep ng eliminations, na-normalize na, there’s a final four. This is a big statement, yung confidence ng mga players ay nabubuo na and beating FEU is not an easy job”, says coach Leo Austria.
The win gave Adamson the solo second spot in the standings with its 6-2 win loss card, FEU slipped to 7-1 but remains to be the top-seeded team.
Scores:
AdU 64 – Nuyles 14, Camson 14, Canada 9, Lozada 8, Cabrera 7, Manyara 4, Colina 4, Stinnett 2, Alvarez 2, Galinato 0.
FEU 63 – Garcia 16, Sanga 9, Ramos 9, Cervantes 8, Bringas 6, Romeo 4, Cruz 4, Cawaling 4, Exciminiano 3, Mendoza 0, Knuttel 0.
Quarters: 14-20, 33-36, 49-57, 64-63
