St. Clare, Fatima seal Naascu title duel
St. Clare and Fatima set a title showdown after defeating their semifinal opponents Sunday in the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (Naascu) at Makati Coliseum.
St. Clare, the 2012 champions, bested Lyceum of Subic Bay, 83-74, while Fatima downed Philippine Christian, 91-81, to score identical 2-0 wins in their respective best-of-three semifinal series.
The Saints and the Phoenix will begin their best-of-three final series Tuesday at 4 p.m. also at Makati Coliseum.
Article continues after this advertisementThe Saints leaned on Michael de Leon who unloaded 27 points. Also providing double-digit performances were Paeng Rebugio, Jordan Rios and Aris Dionisio.
Rebugio has 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Rio and Dionisio chipped in 10 and 10.