UAAP: Nic Cabanero drops career-best 33 to lift UST past Adamson in opener

MANILA, Philippines–University of Santo Tomas has found a new king tiger in its lair.

Nic Cabanero fired a career-high 33 points, including the insurance basket with 41.6 seconds left, to propel the Growling Tigers to a 69-60 win at the start of the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday.

Unshaken even with the shot clock winding down, Cabanero confidently swished the step-back jumper that created a five-point separation the Tigers needed in the closing seconds to kick off a season teeming with a promising outlook.

The Falcons tried to resuscitate their dwindling chances but bungled three attempts from afar, allowing the Tigers to seal Adamson’s downfall on …

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