Norm-defying Abadiano embraces mid-range shots as UP forces UAAP finals Game 3

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MIDRANGE MASTER.

UP guard Gerry Abadiano pulls up from mid-range against the La Salle defense in the UAAP Season 88 men's basketball finals Game 2.

MANILA, Philippines – In this day and age of prolific three-pointers in modern basketball, Gerry Abadiano stubbornly went against the flow. A

graduating star of the UP men’s basketball team, the calm and collected veteran gunner utilized the mid-range shot to incredible effect as the Fighting Maroons pulled off a UAAP Season 88 finals Game 2 escape of rival La Salle, 66-63, on Sunday, December 14, to force a winner-take-all Game 3. Abad

iano torched the nets for 17 points, 6 coming off contested mid-rangers in the final 2:31 of regulation, and did enough damage to help UP force a decider on Wednesday, December 17, at the Araneta Coliseum. Alre

ady a mid-range sniper since his title-winning high school days with the NU Bullpups, the 24-year-old standout said his confidence simply comes from experience from years of UAAP playoff games. “I d