UAAP: HULING ‘FINAL 4’ BERTH DADAGITIN NG BLUE EAGLES

Standings W L
*UP 10 2
*NU 10 2
*DLSU 9 3
Ateneo 6 6
AdU 5 7
UE 4 8
FEU 3 9
UST 1 11

Mga laro ngayon:
(Mall of Asia Arena)
11 a.m. – UE vs Ateneo (Men)
1 p.m. – UP vs UST (Men)
4 p.m. – DLSU vs FEU (Men)
6 p.m. – NU vs AdU (Men)

TARGET ng Ateneo ang nalalabing Final Four berth sa UAAP men’s basketball tournament ngayon sa Mall of Asia Arena.

Kailangan ng Blue Eagles na talunin ang University of the East sa alas-11 ng umaga at umasang manalo ang National University, na magtatangka sa twice-to-beat bonus sa Final Four, laban sa Adamson sa 6 p.m.match upang makumpleto ang semis cast.

Ang Ateneo ay kasalukuyang nasa solo fourth na may 6-6 record.

Ang 62-58 victory ng Blue Eagles kontra Falcons noong nakaraang Linggo ay maaaring nagsalba sa kanilang roller-coaster season.

“You only need to look at the big picture that you see thar it is a huge win. Adamson is still in the hunt but you know tough game now against NU. As I said before the season, they (Bulldogs) are really a tough team. So is Adamson, that’s gonna be a hell of a game,” sabi ni Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin.

“But I think, if we don’t win today (Sunday), I think we have to rely at the other people then. But right now, our destiny is still in our own hands and that’s where you want to keep it. We just now look at UE and make sure we don’t have a letdown and come out like Joe (Obasa) said. You know, we have to earn the right to continue playing this season and nothing has been easy for teams this season,” dagdag pa niya.

Walang plano ang Blue Eagles na magkampante kontra Red Warriors kahit wala si Senegalese center Precious Momowei, na nagsisilbi ng one-game suspension makaraang makuha ang kanyang ikalawang second unsportsmanlike foul ngayong season.

Si Momowei ay tinawagan ng unsportsmanlike foul kay Kevin Quiambao sa 6:43 mark ng second quarter sa 76-86 setback ng UE sa La Salle noong Linggo.

May 4-8 kartada at ang kanilang Final Four fate ay nasa kanilang mga kamay, ang pagkatalo ay sisibak sa Red Warriors sa ika-12 sunod na season. “This is a tough season this year. Well, the standings might not have a lot of surprises on where the teams are. The actual games themselves have told an entirely differently story than what the standings are showing,” ani Baldwin.

“It is made for a great season but we gotta do our job to get into the second season (Final Four) and see what we can do if we get there,” dagdag pa niya.