Angelo Kouame showed the way in the endgame as defending champion Ateneo de Manila University evaded an early upset against the gritty University of Santo Tomas (UST), 71-70, for the solo lead in Season 82 University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball on Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum.

Ivorian big man Kouame poured nine of his 11 points in the fourth quarter and came through with a crucial block on Beninese counterpart Soulemane Chabi Yo in the closing seconds to lift the Blue Eagles atop the eight-team standings with a perfect 3-0 record.

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