MANILA, Philippines – The Ateneo Blue Eagles flexed their championship mettle against the UST Growling Tigers, 91-77, in Game One of the 82nd UAAP men's basketball finals at the Araneta Coliseum on Saturday. Despite a long break during the stepladder semifinals, the three-peat-seeking Eagles didn't show any rust in a clinical beatdown of the Tigers. A season-high 32 points from Thirdy Ravena propelled the Blue Eagles to only win one away from another title. By the middle of the first canto, Ateneo held a 16 point advantage, 18-2. After that, the Tigers just couldn't close the gap with Nonoy and Brent Paraiso's 3-point shooting.

Source: Philippine Star November 16, 2019 09:56 UTC