UAAP: Jerom Lastimosa sinks game-winner, Adamson topples NU

MANILA, Philippines—Jerom Lastimosanormally takes countless three-point shots in practice, drilling most of them with precision in any angle he prefers.

The shifty Adamson guard casually nailed the game-clinchingthree with 5.5 seconds remaining on Saturday, lifting the Falcons over the National University Bulldogs, 64-63, at the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball tournament.

The victory, Adamson’s seventh in 13 games, kept their hopes for a Final Four appearance going as they closed out the elimination phase against the Ateneo Blue Eagles on Wednesday.

“We’re still alive. My two shots didn’t go in, but I never gave up with that last attempt. I practice thateveryday and I thin…

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