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The UNIVERSITY of the Philippines (UP) is on a roll and Adamson University has turned its back on Season 81, the University Athletics of the Philippines, in the final match of the basketball final of Wednesday's fourth day. Smart Araneta Coliseum.
While both teams were hoping to end their long titles – UP won the last title in 1986 with a team led by Benjie Paras, Ronnie Magsanoc and Eric Altamirano, then the last one at Adamson University in 1977 with Hector Calma's half -finals at 15h should go down the wire.
The winner will qualify for the final against defending champion Ateneo, who defeated FarUU (80) on Far Eastern University (FEU) in the other Final Four pair.
Playing inspired basketball, the Fighting Maroons dueled after a 73-71 victory last Saturday, shattering Soaring Falcon's two-time lead as the No. 2 seed in the semifinals.
The brilliant Akhuetie scored the winning goal with almost 2.6 seconds to play. "Winning against Adamson University is not easy. Adamson is not the # 2 team for nothing, "said UP head coach Bo Perasol. "It's a very tough team. I did not stop telling the boys that no matter what happened, we had to switch to these kinds of games. We are just lucky to have come out victorious [in Game One]. "The falcons would surely refuse to let their guards down easily.
Franchi Pumaren, the Falcons coach, did not fear the huge momentum of the UP, knew that his boys were resilient in the first game, despite the defeat.
"Do I look worried? I guess we should have won despite the fact that we played badly. It's a very good sign, "said Pumaren.
"We played well, but we were down the whole game. And when we started using the right system, the good game brand, we were able to take the lead again, "he added.
Saturday's match was tight until the great Nigerian Akhuetie, who had been silent all day, made a decisive blow inside Juan Gomez de Liaño's center.
Unsuccessful in the first half, Paul Desiderio was packed in the last 20 minutes to score the goal for UP with 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
From Liaño added 19 points and nine panels.
Ateneo, meanwhile, maintained solid form in a 4-1 win over Santo Tomas University in Sunday's junior football at Rizal Memorial Stadium.
Luard Abaa and Kendryx Soriano scored goals in the first half, while Andy Roxas and Austin Basconcillio also added their names to the Blue Eaglets scoresheet.
After his 1-0 win against De La Salle-Zobel, which marked the opening of the season, Ateneo strengthened his grip on the top of the table with six points.
The reigning champion eight times, FEU-Diliman and the National University, fought for a goalless draw in the other match.
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