UAAP: Lastimosa, Zaldivar deliver as Adamson frustrates NU

MANILA, Philippines–Jerom Lastimosa and Keith Zaldivar led a late-game scoring binge for Adamson to beat National University, 62-55, late Tuesday and score its third win in the UAAP Season 84 men’s basketball at Mall of Asia Arena.

Zaldivar, the 6-foot-6 centre flung a three-pointer from way out in the final two minutes as the Falcons pulled the rug from under the Bulldogs upping their record to 3-6, while inflicting their victims’ fifth defeat in nine games.

Lastimosa scored nine of his 17 points in the fourth to power Adamson which avenged its 71-69 loss to NU in the first round.

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