The crucial second round of UAAP 87 at the Big Dome
Games on Saturday
(Smart Araneta Coliseum)
10 am – AdU vs FEU (women)
12 pm – DLSU vs UE (Women)
4pm – AdU vs FEU (men)
6pm – DLSU vs UE
Reigning CHAMPION and No. 1 seed De La Salle University (DLSU) gets a chance to get a refund compared to the University that is doing the wrong thing of the East (UE), while Adamson University and Far Eastern University (FEU) clash to kick off the crucial second round of the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball this Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The UAAP took a short break on Wednesday to give teams much-needed time to recover after a first-round blowout with La Salle beating undefeated University of the Philippines 68-56 in a rematch between last year’s winners.
Using that as a stepping stone, the Green Archers are determined to continue the drive and exact revenge on the Warriors, who have suffered their only defeat so far at 6-1.
UE, on the other hand, has every confidence to repeat against La Salle after a 75-71 win in the first round that opened its five-game winning streak – the longest streak in the league – to own the solo No. 3 5-2.
Meanwhile, fifth-seeded Adamson (3-4) and No. 7 FEU (1-6) also battled on Saturday according to the schedule of the second round released on Wednesday.
Second round action begins on Sunday’s twin bill featuring UP (6-1) against University of Santo Tomas (4-3) and Ateneo de Manila University (1-6) against National University (2-5) .
Other notable duels include La Salle-Ateneo on Oct. 26 at the Mall of Asia Arena and round 2 action between La Salle and UP on Nov. 10 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Although La Salle and UP are accelerating the race with the more advanced UE and the far behind Santo Tomas, the bottom struggling teams are expected to push for the final push as the teams begin to jostle for the Final Four spot here in the second division. – John Bryan Ulanday