Reigning champion Ateneo zoomed past De La Salle, 74-57, to remain unbeaten in four games in the UAAP Season 84 men's basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City Saturday night, April 2.

The Blue Eagles unloaded a 10-0 run sparked by back-to-back triples from Tyler Tio to build a 10-point cushion midway through the third quarter, 52-42.
After four straight points from De La Salle, Ange Kouame and SJ Belangel joined forces to power another 8-2 blitz as Ateneo led by as many as 17 points, 69-52, and pulled away for good with less than two minutes left in the payoff period.
Kouame had a monster double-double performance after hammering down 16 points on an 8-of-15 shooting and grabbing 19 rebounds.
Dave Ildefonso chalked up 12 points and five rebounds, Gian Mamuyac came off the bench with 11 points, six rebounds, and six steals, and Belangel chipped in eight points for Ateneo.
"Tough game," said Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin. "It was never comfortable until the end. The defense was solid in the game as was theirs."
Ateneo capitalized on De La Salle's sloppy transition plays and inbound passing as it converted 15 points off turnovers.
The Eagles also rolled to their 30th straight victory since 2018 while the Green Archers tied with the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons at 3-1 record.
Michael Phillips led De La Salle with 13 points on efficient 6-of-9 shooting apart from his 10 rebounds.
Mark Nonoy and Evan Nelle contributed 12 and 10 points, respectively, while veteran Justine Baltazar was limited to five points and 12 rebounds.
The Scores:
ATENEO 74 -- Kouame 16, Ildefonso 12, Mamuyac 11, Belangel 8, Tio 6, Koon 6, Chiu 6, Andrade 3, Verano 2, Padrigao 2, Lazaro 2.
LA SALLE 57 -- M. Phillips 13, Nonoy 12, Nelle 10, Lojera 9, Winston 6, Baltazar 5, Nwankwo 2, Manuel 0, Austria 0, B. Phillips 0.
Quarters: 16-11, 35-32, 58-45, 74-57.