Archers sew up win that matters most
- Basketball, Sport, UAAP -
By Jasmine W. Payo
Inquirer
GAMES THURSDAY (Araneta Coliseum)
3 p.m. — Univ. of the East vs La Salle
(Game 1, best-of-three Finals)
MANILA, Philippines–It was the biggest winning margin in the rivalry that more than lived up to its hype this season. And the win also turned out to be the biggest of them all.
De La Salle University ended its rare five-game saga with arch rival Ateneo de Manila University on top as the Green Archers turned back the Blue Eagles, 65-60, Sunday to clinch the last UAAP Finals berth in front of a 23,000-strong sellout crowd at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
“This is the only time that two is greater than three,” said La Salle coach Franz Pumaren. “They beat us three times (this season), but we beat them when it counted the most.”
