FALCONS, SLAUGHTER-ED BY 4 POINTS
[FLICKR- INBOUNDPASS’ PHOTOSTREAM *DIANA MORALEDA]
SUNDAY, July 10 – By scoring almost half of the total points won by Ateneo, the 7-footer Gregory Slaughter conquered the 2nd game of the UAAP Season 74 Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Big Dome. This new star of the Blue Eagles who was once a player of the University of Visayas and Smart Gilas, displayed his fresh intensity into play.
Slaughter startled everyone with his debut. This feted recruit continued to drag the team to their 29th faint victory over the Soaring Falcons by 55-51.
The last time that the Falcons soared higher than Ateneo was back in September of 1997 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium with 54-52 count.
The Falcons slowly rallied the points in an attempt to bump the Eagles’ lead in the first 2 quarters. With 6:54 left for 3rd quarter, Alvarez smashed the lead with a 3-point basket making it 34-33 –the first time that the Falcons outpaced the Eagles.
