Maroons challenge formidable Eagles as Game 1 unfoldsBy The Manila Timeshome/Sports/Top Sports/Maroons challenge formidable Eagles as Game 1 unfoldsDefending champion Ateneo De Manila University is bracing for a rough-and-tumble fight against a determined University of the Philippines (UP) when the two collide in Game One of the best-of-three finals of Season 81 University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball today at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. “Like I said, anyone is a formidable opponent in the finals,” said Arespacochaga, the chief deputy of head coach Tab Baldwin. The Eagles are clear favorites to win in their 3:30 p.m. tiff against the Fighting Maroons. Ateneo won all but three of its 30 games against UP in the past 15 years. For the former Ateneo coach and now third-year UP mentor, it’s not impossible to replicate that feat more than three decades ago.

Source: Manila Times November 30, 2018 16:41 UTC