Mapua and College of St. Benilde try to arrange a championship showdown when they clash with separate rivals on Saturday, Nov. 23, in the Final Four hostilities of the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.
The top-seeded Cardinals collide with the dangerous, fourth-ranked Lyceum Pirates at 11 a.m., while the No. 2 Blazers square off with the defending champion San Beda Red Lions at 2:30 p.m. in a pair of anticipated nail-biting matches.
The Cardinals, who last won the crown in 1991, came close to winning it last year, only to lose to the Red Lions in the deciding Game 3, while the Blazers’ first and only title came in 2000 when the squad swept the San Sebastian Stags. Buth Lyceum is coming off a morale-boosting win over St. Benilde, allowing them not only to extend their winning streak to four games but also catch the last semis bus.
In the other pairing, St. Benilde wants to continue reaffirming its mastery over San Beda after beating them in their two elims meetings -- a 70-65 overtime victory in the first round and a 70-62 win in the second.
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