NCAA: Blazers out to tame Lions
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:16:04 +0000
Defending champion San Beda seeks to move within a win of claiming an automatic Finals slot against College of Saint Benilde Thursday in the 95th NCAA men’s basketball tournament at The Arena in San Juan City.
The Red Lions play the Blazers at 2 p.m. with the Mendiola-based squad out to claim their 17th win that will push them within a win of sweeping the double-round elims.
Perpetual’s Rey Peralta goes for a layup against JRU’s Chester Jungco during their NCAA match on Tuesday which the Altas won, 77-66, at the The Arena in San Juan City. (Rio Deluvio)
Aside from a San Beda win over St. Benilde, San Sebastian hopes to hurdle Mapua in the 4 p.m. main game to complete the semifinals cast.
Sporting identical 7-8 records and two games out of the No. 4 slot, the Blazers and the Cardinals have no recourse but to sweep all of their remaining three matches to avoid elimination.
The Stags are in solo third with a 9-6 mark.
A repeat of last Aug. 23’s 88-57 conquest of the Blazers will put the Lions on the cusp of making the Finals round outright.
After St. Benilde, San Beda will face Lyceum of the Philippines University in a rematch of two previous championship series on Oct. 17.
On the brink of elimination after a promising 5-0 start, coach TY Tang hopes that his Blazers will leave everything on the floor to pull off a reversal of epic proportions against the powerhouse Lions.
“We will just fight. We will find ways to survive. We have nothing to lose at this time, we have everything to gain,” said Tang,.
St. Benilde has encountered a lot of misfortunes along the w
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