Another late game comeback that fell painfully short.
La Salle’s entire night hinged on the third quarter, the lone stretch where the Green Archers finally cracked Adamson’s defensive code.
Down at the half and struggling to generate rhythm, the breakthrough came when Vhoris Marasigan detonated for a personal scoring run, turning a 36–37 deficit into a sudden 42–37 lead.
His flurry powered a 12–1 La Salle surge, flipping the game’s tone, pace, and confidence in just a few possessions. Adamson fell into early penalty, the crowd woke up, and for the first time all game, the Archers looked like the team dictating the terms. That 3rd-quarter burst was the foundation of the comeback — the moment La Salle finally seized control.
But the final stretch told a different story.
Despite entering the fourth with a 50–45 cushion, La Salle just couldn’t close. Adamson methodically chipped away, tied it at 51, and kept capitalizing whenever the Archers left doors open — turnovers, missed free throws, empty trips.
Even after Earl Abadam’s cold-blooded corner three cut it to 60–61 with 28 seconds left and a late steal gave La Salle life, they couldn’t finish the job.
Luis Pablo finally recovered a loose ball after a frantic scramble with five ticks left and fired it to the streaking Abadam.
Same look, with a second left, and this time flew short.
The execution faltered, and everything the Archers built in that third-quarter explosion slipped away possession by possession.
La Salle sinks to 6-6 with a couple of heavyweight games ahead.
Bitter rival Ateneo lost to UP later that night maintaining the Green Archers’ 4th place standing going into the final games of the regular season.
Animo La Salle!
