Tritons advance to next round, Tridents finish basketball tourney 1-2
Tritons advance to next round, Tridents finish basketball tourney 1-2
Tritons advance to next round, Tridents finish basketball tourney 1-2
3/3/2022
Nicolas Pangelinan drives for the Tridents in an elimination game against Team Acdavate
at the “Take It 2 the South Part 2” tournament on March 1 at the Talofofo Gym. The
Tridents finished the tournament with a 1-2 record after losing to Team Acdavate 53-46.
The University of Guam Triton Men’s Basketball Team is the only team from UOG advancing
to the next round of the “Take It 2 the South Part 2” tournament. The Tritons secured
their spot by defeating Team Humble 57-39 in an elimination game Tuesday night. The
Tridents co-ed basketball club team was eliminated from the tournament after a 53-46
loss to Team Acdavate on Tuesday at the Talofofo Gym.
Matthew Santos drives the ball for the Tritons in an elimination game against Team
Humble at the “Take It 2 the South Part 2” tournament on March 1 at the Talofofo Gym.
The Tritons defeated Team Humble 57-39 and will advance to the next round of the losers’
bracket.
The Tritons
UOG started strong by taking an eight-point lead in the early minutes of the game.
Although the Tritons struggled with rebounding and scoring inside shots, they maintained
their lead throughout the first half and led 22-14 at halftime.
Team Humble found it challenging to make a good run in the second half, while the
Tritons kept a solid 10-point lead for most of the final quarter. UOG put Team Humble
away with a final surge at the end — winning by 18 points with a final score of 57-39.
Matthew Santos led the Tritons with 18 points and was the only player from UOG to
score double digits in the game.
The Tritons have a 2-2 record in the tournament and will play again at 7 p.m. tonight
against the Just-Shoot-It basketball club. If the Tritons defeat Team Just-Shoot-It,
they will take on Team Wu Tang at 9 p.m. tonight for a spot in the finals.
The Tridents
Team Acdavate took control early and led 20-7 at the 10-minute mark of the first half.
The Tridents made a run and closed the gap to four points, but Team Acdavate had another
surge at the end of the first period and led 27-19 at halftime.
During the second half, the Tridents stayed close, only trailing by three to five
points. UOG gained momentum in the final quarter and led by one point, 43-42, with
less than four minutes on the clock. With only two minutes left in the game, the score
was tied 44-44.
Team Acdavate scored nine points at the end and defeated the Tridents with a final
score of 53-46. The Tridents were led by Nicolas Pangelinan with 20 points and Ike
Solomon with 19 points.
The Tridents finished the tournament with a 1-2 record and ended their co-ed season
with a 3-3 total record in two tournaments.
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