DEFENDING champion National University (NU) takes on first-round tormentor University of the East (UE) at the second round of eliminations of the Season 78 University Athletic Association of the Philippines men’s basketball tournament on Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
NU, currently at the lower half of the standings with a 3-4 win-loss record, takes on the Red Warriors (2-5) at 4 p.m.
Adamson University (1-6) eyes its second straight win against host University of the Philippines (2-5) at 2 p.m. The Soaring Falcons scored a 73-68 victory against the Fighting Maroons to end their first round campaign. It was the fifth straight loss for UP after a promising 2-0 start.
The Bulldogs lost their first three assignments but won their next three before dropping a heartbreaking 59-61 loss to coleader Far Eastern University on Wednesday. The Red Warriors are hoping to do a repeat of their 76-71 victory over the Bulldogs in the first round.