NU-Nazareth dethrones Adamson, to face UST in UAAP juniors finals

Updated Mon, March 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM Published Sun, March 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM

National University-Nazareth School (NU-Nazareth) dethroned defending champions Adamson University, 64-62, to advance to the UAAP Season 87 Juniors Basketball finals.

Migs Palanca led NU-Nazareth with 13 points and 14 rebounds, while Collins Akowe and Joush Natinga added 11 points each.

Mark Esperanza scored 24 points for Adamson in the losing effort.

NU-Nazareth will face the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in the best-of-three finals, marking UST's return to the finals after 15 years.

UST secured their finals berth by defeating Far Eastern University-Diliman, 75-63, with Joaquin Ludovice scoring 16 points.

Joaqui Ludovice, a Gilas Youth standout, spearheaded UST's early attack, helping them secure a 23-11 lead in the first quarter.

Koji Buenaflor and Charles Bucsit contributed 15 points each for the Tiger Cubs, who also received solid contributions from Kirk Canete and Racine Kane.

UST coach Manu Iñigo praised his team's hard work, stating that all fielded players delivered.

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