AdU gets their win in UAAP Season 84 against UE

The Adamson Soaring Falcons beat the UE Red Warriors 82-66 at the Mall of Asia Arena on Tuesday, March 29 to avenge their first-day setback in UAAP Season 84.

Jerom Lastimosa, the Soaring Falcons' star point guard, led the way with a perfect game of 14 points on 4-of-4 shooting, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists, while big man Keith Zaldivar chipped in 11 points.

After one devastating two-point loss to the NU Bulldogs in their season opener, the Falcons went through to a fast start and rapidly led the Red Warriors by 20 points, 32-12, at the half.

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Lastimosa, who had only seen action for 12 minutes and 53 seconds, led the way for the Falcons right away, scoring the most of his 14 points in the first quarter alone.

Adamson never glanced at the rest of the season, stretching their advantage to 34 points, 76-42, which was too much for UE to overcome with only 10 minutes remaining in the tense game.

Harvey Pagsanjan led the Red Warriors with 17 points and eight steals, whereas Aurin Catacutan came off the substitutes to add 12 points and four rebounds.

On Thursday, March 31, Adamson takes on the defending champion Ateneo Blue Eagles at 10 a.m., whereas UE faces the UST Grunting Tigers at 7 p.m. for a shot at winning for the first time.