NU stays unbeaten; UE notches first win in UAAP juniors

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MANILA, Philippines – Defending champions Nazareth School of National University remained undefeated after defeating La Salle-Zobel, 74-71, in the UAAP Season 85 junior basketball tournament at the San Andres Complex on Sunday.

Reinhard Jumamoy played with a triple-double, collecting 19 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists for the Bullpups while RJ Colonia added 15 points and nine rebounds.

Rhyle Melecio starred for the Junior Archers in the loss, finishing with 26 points and 12 rebounds. La Salle fell to 1-4.

Eastern University, meanwhile, won its first after stunning Ateneo, 84-79.

Vhon Roldan was terrific with 24 points built on four triples to give the Junior Warriors their first win of the season after five games.

Kristian Porter’s 34 points and 18 rebounds were not enough as Ateneo suffered its third loss in five games. LeBron Nieto had 12 but shot just 5 of 19 from the field.

Far Eastern University beat University of the Philippines 97-59 in the first round.

Daa scored 16 points on 58 percent shooting from the field while Pasaol posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 assists as the Baby Tamaraws improved to 4-1.

UPIS also fell to 1-4 despite Kobe Demisana’s 23 points and 10 rebounds.

Adamson tied FEU for second place after beating University of Santo Tomas 91-64.

Mat Edding filled the stat sheet with 19 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists for the Baby Falcons (4-1), who also attracted a big game from Vince Reyes.

Reyes made his presence felt with 16 points on top of eight rebounds and three blocks.

Mark Llemit and James Jumao-as scored for the Tiger Cubs, who went 2-3, with 16 points apiece.