The Far Eastern University Tamaraws proved that they are ready to take on another shot to the title as they were able to escape past the Ateneo Blue Eagles 76-74 via Mac Belo's buzzer beater put back.
It was not an easy win for the Tamaraws, though the first 30 minutes of the game went smooth on their side as they were able to keep Ateneo at bay as the Tamaraws were able to maintain their lead until the third period.
Entering the final ten minutes, Ateneo slowly erased the lead of the Tamaraws as rookie Adrian Wong sparked a run as he gave the lead to Ateneo 67-66 with 4:36 remaining in the game though the Tamaraws still were able to recover and answer the run of Ateneo to keep a slim lead.
In the final three minutes of the game Kiefer Ravena made a 5-0 run that gave the Blue Eagles a 74-71 lead as they already feel the victory as FEU was a bit rattled in that sequence Roger Pogoy fired a cold blooded three to tie the game with 1:07 remaining in the game
A turnover almost cost FEU the game, but again Roger Pogoy were able to deny the drive to the basket of Adrian Wong to give Mike Tolomia the chance to drive to the basket, but he missed it with just less than 2 seconds remaining quickly Mac Belo with another buzzer beater put back that gave the Tamaraws the ticket to the FInals.
Roger Pogoy played a big role in the victory of FEU as he scored 16 points and played some crucial defensive stops against the Blue Eagles, adding to that is Mac Belo's 15 points, including his second Final Four buzzer beater game winner, while Mike Tolomia added 13 points for the Tamaraws.
Meanwhile, on the side of Ateneo, Back to Back MVP Kiefer Ravena ended his UAAP career with a 25 point along with Von Pessumal who scored 15 points as he also played his final year in the UAAP, Rookie Adrian Wong on the other hand had a breakout game giving away 17 big points for the blue shirts.
FEU Tamaraws 76
Pogoy 16, Belo 15, Tolomia 13, Inigo 9, Dennison 6, Jose 5, Escoto, 4, Orizu 4, Arong 4
Ateneo Blue Eagles 74
Ravena 25, Wong 17, Pessumal 15, Gotladera 8, Ikeh 4, Ma. Nieto 2, Go 2, Capacio 1
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