Video games on Wednesday
(Filoil EcoOil Centre)
8 a.m. – UPIS vs UE (JHS)
10 a.m. – FEU-D vs NUNS (JHS)
12 midday – DLSZ vs Ateneo (JHS)
2 p.m. – UST vs AdU (JHS)
5:30 p.m. – UP vs UE (Males)
UNIVERSITY of the East (UE) shoots for the final semifinal spot in opposition to College of the Philippines (UP) within the penultimate playdate of the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball on Wednesday on the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
Sport time is at 5:30 p.m. with the Warriors eyeing to snap a 15-year drought and wanting no issues for the final Last 4 ticket with the Adamson Hovering Falcons looking out from fifth spot.
The skidding UE facet with 4 straight losses sports activities a 6-7 slate and will attain the magic variety of seven wins with a victory in opposition to UP (10-3), already within the Last 4 and guaranteed of a twice-to-beat edge because the No. 2 seed.
A win by the Warriors would get rid of the Falcons (5-8) from rivalry no matter the results of their last match on Saturday in opposition to also-ran Ateneo (4-9) and push them to the Last 4 for the primary time because the period of college legend Paul Lee in 2009.
In any other case, UE could possibly be in a playoff with Adamson to finish the image and UP stands in the best way to not spoil something however to prime up for a Last 4 showdown in opposition to the vastly-improved Santo Tomas.
Santo Tomas over the weekend dodged any issues by ending with a 7-7 slate after a 75-49 win over Adamson as UE absorbed a pricey defeat to Ateneo de Manila College, 71-67, to overlook out on an outright ticket.
Good factor for the Warriors of coach Jack Santiago, they may welcome again prized reinforcement Valuable Momowei from a one-game suspension after two unsportsmanslike fouls and an ejection in a 76-67 loss in opposition to Santo Tomas. — John Bryan Ulanday
