Ateneo de Manila University dismantled the University of Sydney because the defending champions from the Philippines pulled off a press release 88-50 victory within the 2023 World University Basketball Series on Friday in Japan.
Kai Ballungay took cost for the reigning UAAP champions, exploding from deep with back-to-back triples that despatched the Blue Eagles to a 62-34 lead on the midway mark of the third interval.
Big man Geo Chiu soared for a slam off an help from Jason Credo earlier than Paul Garcia and Mason Amos drilled a three-pointer every as Ateneo ended the body having fun with a cushty 70-38 lead.
Shawn Tuano completed it off for Ateneo, sinking three freebies earlier than igniting for 2 consecutive triples, 81-44, late within the fourth.
Amos led with 17 factors whereas Ballungay and Credo completed with 13 and 10 markers, respectively.
Ateneo is trying to full back-to-back WUBS titles after ruling the earlier version with an unbeaten run.
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
