Alone at the summit, unbeaten University of the Philippines wants no let-up as the teams below scramble for handsome positions today in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
The Fighting Maroons swept their first five assignments and now have the La Salle Green Archers as the next target in the main game at 6 p.m.At 10 a.m., struggling champion Ateneo and winless Santo Tomas lock horns while National U eyes to keep hold of the second spot against University of the East at 12 noon followed by the duel between Adamson and Far Eastern U at 2 p.m.
“I think malayo pa kami,” said Monteverde even in the aftermath of UP’s massive 110-79 win over Santo Tomas to post its best start since a 4-0 record in 1997. “There’s no magic potion here but we just got to trust the process. We have to make sure we prepare these players to be against the top team in college right now. Again, we’re gonna leave it on the floor,” said coach Topex Robinson.
With Jake Figueroa and Patrick Yu as the lead forces, National U scraped past La Salle in overtime, 80-77, and snatched the... Reigning champion Nueva Ecija thwarted Pasay in Game 2, 71-62, to complete a series sweep and roar on to the semifinals of...
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