The FEU Tamaraws charged strong in their opening game against the young UST Growling Tigers 76-51.
The Tams started out strong early in the game, with their defense and offense working well they were able to establish a huge lead early in the opening quarter at 22-9, going to the second quarter RJ Abarrientos spearheaded the hot offense of FEU as the lead ballooned to a 30 point deficit to end the first half with a commanding 47-18 lead.
Going in to the second half the Tams slowed down a bit that gave the chance for UST to at least trim down the deficit down to just 20 points in the latter part of the fourth quarter, but still it wasn't enough to cool down the offense and defense of the raging Tamaraws as they were able to maintain a 20 plus point advantage to take home the first win of the season.
Veteran rookie, Rhonjay Abarrientos had a stellar debut in this game with 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists to lead the charge of the Tamaraws. Bryan Sajonia added 12 points (that's 3 out of 5 in the three point range), 8 rebounds, and 2 steals.
On the side of the Growling Tigers, it was John Fontanilla who kept them afloat with 19 points, Nicael Cabanero added 12 points.
In the second game the NU Bulldogs fends off the Adamson Falcons 71=69, meanwhile the Ateneo Blue Eagles emerged victorious against UP in the battle of Katipunan 90-81, while La Salle escaped past UE 71-66
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