The only team to topple NU so far, defending champions UP Fighting Maroons look to reclaim momentum and show their opening-round victory wasn’t a one-off.
Defending champion UP is eager for a quick turnaround as the Fighting Maroons cross paths with the no. 1 NU Bulldogs anew in a marquee UAAP men’s basketball second-round matchup on Wednesday, October 21 at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Match time is at 4:30 p.m.
The Fighting Maroons are coming off a tight 72-69 setback to La Salle that ended their four-game winning streak.
With the loss, UP dropped to 4-3 and is tied for third place with the Green Archers and the Ateneo Blue Eagles.
Veteran Harold Alarcon finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in a losing effort.
Gerry Abadiano and Francis Nnoruka added 12 markers each, with the latter also hauling in 14 rebounds and three blocks.
UP is the only team to have beaten NU this season and is determined to prove that its earlier victory over the Bulldogs was no fluke.
(With reports from Pao Ambat)
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