UAAP Season 85 Men's Basketball Finals Game 2 and Awarding

 Sporting events are being wrapped before the year ends and one of them is the UAAP Season 85 Men's Basketball Season where UP Fighting Maroons is a win away from winning their back-to-back championship.

Game 2 of the UAAP Finals was held at Smart Araneta Coliseum on December 14 which started with the awarding ceremony around 4:30 PM.

AWARDING

Here are the list of winners:

MVP (Season) - Malick Diouf (UP)

Rookie of the Year - Kevin Quiambao (DLSU)

Mythical Five

- Dave Ildefonso (ADMU)

- Malick Diouf (UP)

- Forthsky Padrigao (ADMU)

- Carl Tamayo (UP)

- Luis Villegas (UE)

Special Awards

PSBankable Player of the Season - Jerome Lastimosa (AdU)

Lazada Swag Player of the Season - Carl Tamayo (UP)

By the way the management do not require antigen testing anymore and photographers from mainstream medias were provided vest so we can shoot in the front row.

GAME 2

Ateneo denied UP in winning the championship and lives another day as they forces a do-or-die game on December 19, Monday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Finals score is 65-55.

Angelo Kouame led Ateno with 19 points,  11 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 steals while Kai Ballugay was also a big factor for the win adding 15 points after being scoreless in the first game. Forth Padrigao also chipped in 11 points and 7 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Carl Tamayo top scored the Maroons with 15 points, JD Cagulangan with 11 and Terrence Fortea with 9 points.

Meanwhile, UP struggled as Ateneo has adjusted well with their defense against Carl Tamayo and MVP Malick Diouf. Then Zavier Lucero got injured at the 8:31 mark of the last period and never returned to the court finishing the game with 6 points and 11 rebounds.

The game was really intense and physical making the game more interesting and exciting. The players really wanted to win and I am very excited for the outcome on Monday on who will bag the championship.

Former Ateneo Blue Eagles Nieto brothers, Gian Mamuyac and Anton Assistio watched the game and supported their alma matter.

The game ended around 9 PM and I got home around 12:30 AM as me and my fellow photographers Marlo and Russel had a quick stop in Wendy's Boni as we are so tired and starving.

Photos taken using Nikon D750 for ABS-CBN Sports