
Due to the current league’s point system, last Saturday, 12 September at the Big Dome (Araneta Coliseum), two top teams have to face each other for the #1 slot. While ADMU has an 11-1 score card compare to FEU’s 11-2, still the Tamaraw has the chance to claim the top rank if they beat the defending champion by more than five (5) points.
On Saturday’s main event, a breath-taking game filled the Big Dome with mostly blue enthusiastic crowd cheering for their team. Blue Eagles made the first basketball point in the game but half-way through the quarter the Tamaraws pulled-off dominating the game and ending the first quarter with an 11 points advantage.
The Eagles came back with an 8 more points in second quarter but not enough for its first two quarters combined total to be in the lead having a half time score of 35-32 in favor of the Tamaraw. Tamaraw then strengthened its lead in third quarter with a 15 points lead but it was in the final quarter that the Ateneo squad finally back to the game with a 10-0 run but still not enough to cut the lead.
At 4:19 remaining, Jai Reyes (the Jainamite) made a three-point basket to finally claim the lead of the game with 62-61. It was after that shot that the Eagles started to soar high and never look back ending the game with a final score of 74-73.
Being the #1 and #2, both Ateneo and FEU has the twice-to-beat advantage against its rival on the road to the finals. FEU will be facing the #3 seed; UE Red Warrior on Saturday, 19 September while #1 Ateneo will schedule to battle the squad of this year’s MVP Dylan Ababou, the UST Growling Tiger on Sunday, 20 September.
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